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Bill: Further Free Market Reforms to aid in debt crisis
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance
Status[?]: passed
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: November 2499
Description[?]:
| The Government is still over burdened, turning to the free market will lighten our load, while stimulating growth in our economy, something that we can benefit from through greater tax returns later on, ensuring the prosperity of not only the nation, but the government as well. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:06:04, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Further Free Market Reforms to aid in debt crisis |
| Message | We absolutely oppose this bill. Local governments should retain the right to determine for themselves how best to manage the issues presented in articles 2 and 4. |
| Date | 07:51:16, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the Further Free Market Reforms to aid in debt crisis |
| Message | Why? |
| Date | 10:50:14, December 10, 2007 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Further Free Market Reforms to aid in debt crisis |
| Message | Local governments are much more aware of their particular needs and abilities than the federal government is. They should be given the choice of dealing with matters in a fashion which best suits their needs, resources, and particular traditions. |
| Date | 02:50:24, December 12, 2007 CET | From | Pan-Sekowo Freedom Alliance | To | Debating the Further Free Market Reforms to aid in debt crisis |
| Message | In an attempt to get the NPP to change their vote on this crucial issue, I'd just like to try and point out some wholes in their logic on this issue. While we agree that in some cases, Local Government can have better knowledge and is thus more suited to decide policy, but public transport and sports clubs don't tend to vary a lot from region to region in how they are run. What issues could face a region that would mean it would have to deviate from a national policy of user pays? It couldn't be anything like large amounts of people on low income, because that would be subsardized. |
| Date | 07:09:56, December 12, 2007 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the Further Free Market Reforms to aid in debt crisis |
| Message | We respectfully disagree. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 443 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 307 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| 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: "The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it." - Adolf Hitler |