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Bill: Malivian Socialism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Labor Confederation
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: March 2494
Description[?]:
| To usher in a new age of socialism for the workers of Malivia. |
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 a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:29:19, November 29, 2007 CET | From | Kaitite Movement | To | Debating the Malivian Socialism Act |
| Message | The prophet asks how farms would be divided if all industry was owned by the state, would that not also mean that farms are also owned by the state? Nevertheless, we are told we cannot support this. |
| Date | 01:03:07, November 30, 2007 CET | From | New Conservative Party of Malivia | To | Debating the Malivian Socialism Act |
| Message | We only agree with Article 7. |
| Date | 15:57:59, November 30, 2007 CET | From | National Anti-Communist Front | To | Debating the Malivian Socialism Act |
| Message | The UNF would like to hear the RLC's reply to the KM's question. |
| Date | 02:24:49, December 01, 2007 CET | From | Radical Labor Confederation | To | Debating the Malivian Socialism Act |
| Message | Agricultural operations aren't state-owned. OOC: Farming =/= Industry, duh. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 116 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 441 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 193 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea." - Robert Anton Wilson |