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Bill: workers 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: September 2508
Description[?]:
| This bill hopes to ensure that the working class are properly provided for and are able to work and live without fear of repression and exploitation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 2
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 does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:09:05, December 21, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the workers bill |
| Message | DMC's are highly inefficient and would be economically damaging. To encourage their formation would be foolish and, as some like to believe, in the unlikely event they are efficient then subsidising them would not be necessary so would be a waste of government funds. |
| Date | 16:04:49, December 22, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the workers bill |
| Message | We have it on good authority that DWC's are efficent in other nations throuhout the world and actually increase production and it is our belief that workers will work harder if they are working for themselves rather than for some boss or ceo. |
| Date | 20:37:48, December 22, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the workers bill |
| Message | We have not seen any reports proclaiming increased productivity from any DWC operations compared to standard employment facilities. At best they can maintain production levels however their efficiency vis-a-vis standard facilities is generally much lower due to the increased bureaucracy required to make any decisions and the lack of willpower of many to be involved in those decisions leaving those industries controlled by the Council slower and more cumbersome. Moreover, the business is still a private organisation and we will not support the provision of public funds to support private business operations that do little to improve services to the public as a whole, to do so would be a waste of funds. |
| Date | 15:44:46, December 24, 2007 CET | From | Communist Party of Hobrazia | To | Debating the workers bill |
| Message | The benefits of dwc's are shown by the president of barmenistans message in our nations messages. If we do not adopt dwc's then we run the risk of falling behind our neighbours. Also it our belief that dwc's are the only fair way to run a buiness as it gives the workers a say in the running of the company. |
| Date | 12:03:38, December 25, 2007 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the workers bill |
| Message | Interesting though the message from our neighbour is, and we do not doubt the sincerity with which it is meant, it must be noted that Barmenistan has only recently returned to their policy of supporting DWC's, and even then it was a policy put in place as a compromise between two major political parties in order to withdraw from a treaty. We will watch with interest their experiment however we are not convinced that using public funds to support such a policy is worthwhile considering the massive cost to the taxpayer to support such a policy. Forcing, or in this case providing government funds to encourage, businesses to become DWC's is a waste of public funds. They are private companies and as such should not receive tax exemptions nor should the government "encourage" their formation as it places them with an unfair economic advantage. If they are competitive let them be within the structure of our competitive and ever expanding economy. If they are uncompetitive then let them fail, as any other business would within our economy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 52 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 252 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 96 |
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