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Bill: Nationalisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revolucia Partio de Koburo
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2494
Description[?]:
| "The economy is under serious threat. It is under threat thanks to the unscrupulous policies of the right-wing neo-liberals, who seek to destroy our nation. They want to see every piece of industry, every piece of land, every piece of raw material, every public service, every building, every house, and every square inch of of our proud nation treated like a commodity and sold to private business's. These business's have absolutely no concern for our people and their well being. If they could own the shirts on our backs, the water we drink and the air that we breathe, you can be in no doubt that they would buy up these things also, without hesitation. To meet this threat, we need to take command of our economy and our resources. We need to re-take control of our natural energy sources and our vital industries. We need to heavily regulate the private sector, to protect our citizenry. We need to build and to create jobs. We have to stand up and fight for the people, and for their future. We simply can not allow the evil of laissez faire capitalism to run unchecked in Cobura or else we will face an utter catastrophe. I can't let that happen. I won't let that happen! Long live Cobura! Long live Socialism!" - Kenneth McLeish, addressing party supporters after the election |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:41:51, November 29, 2007 CET | From |  Liberal Reform Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | crazy |
| Date | 18:04:14, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | No. It's justice. |
| Date | 18:23:15, November 29, 2007 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | "Justice for whom? What happened to individual rights?" |
| Date | 18:24:45, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | "This has nothing to do with individual rights, as you bloody well know." |
| Date | 18:37:30, November 29, 2007 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | "How so? Choice is being threatened, as is the ability to own certain businesses" |
| Date | 18:43:40, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | "This ensures that the people as a whole benefit from our resources and our industry, instead of a select few. You talk of choice, when you know full well that when you can't afford to pay for anything, you have NO choice." |
| Date | 18:49:09, November 29, 2007 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | "Apart from the free education, free health that is provided, for free" |
| Date | 18:55:58, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Revolucia Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | "There is nothing in this act about education or health care. Now perhaps you could show me where we provide free energy to our citizens? Hmm?" |
| Date | 17:15:48, November 30, 2007 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation Act |
| Message | All those not supported by another are guarenteed a reasonable standard of living (God knows how), one imagines this would cover essentials |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 103 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 351 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 46 |
| Random fact: Culturally Open nations can adopt advisory/non-enforceable Nation Descriptions. See http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6242 |
| Random quote: "A politician who is poor is a poor politician." - Carlos Hank Gonzalez |