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Bill: Agriculture bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Hobrazia
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: August 2503
Description[?]:
| The food and Agriculture office proposes the following bill in order to increase output and production which will lead to greater self sufficency in the future. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:00:18, December 14, 2007 CET | From | Hobrazian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Agriculture bill |
| Message | We cannot at all support this tyrannical act. |
| Date | 00:31:07, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Social Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Agriculture bill |
| Message | Production should be left to the free market. If farms are to survive they must be self sufficient and be able to compete in a competitive market. The government should not provide help for farmers. |
| Date | 19:08:52, December 15, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Agriculture bill |
| Message | A free market only puts the fates of the farmers in the hands of buyers and destributers. Only by making this change can we create an enviroment where farmers don't have to worry about whether or not they are going to have financial security. In short this is a bill for the benefit of the people not free market capitalists who wish to exploit them. |
| Date | 12:46:04, December 16, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Agriculture bill |
| Message | We disagree. Farming is a business and is entered into for profit. Farmers must remain competitive to maintain production levels and so guarantee food supply. We already provide government operated farms for basic foodstuffs to guarantee our people do not go without, the more profitable areas, such as meat, should be open to profit for our farmers to maximise their income and maintain a competitive market in this and other countries. |
| Date | 17:34:48, December 17, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the Agriculture bill |
| Message | This bill is the only way to provide equality among farmers throuhout the land. Farming may be buiness but we believe it should be considered a vital industry such as the national grid etc and like all vital industries it should be controlled by the goverment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 146 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 254 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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