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Bill: Earthly Community V
Details
Submitted by[?]: National People's Gang
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2107
Description[?]:
| No longer will the tools created by all of humanity belong to those who manipulate them to provide ever-greater luxuries for themselves. The means of production will not continue to generate goods for profit but will be returned to the people and be organised to produce for the needs of all, increasing efficiency and eliminating waste and over-supply. In this context "industry" is defined as any manufactuary employing more than 20 people. Service industries, agriculture and retail businesses are not covered by this bill. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:56:47, September 04, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | Consistent with our policies, completely supported. |
| Date | 17:40:11, September 04, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | We would prefer a clear exemption for small business, especially family businesses with under (say) 20 employees. It seems clear that this only covers industry, not services and agriculture, right? |
| Date | 18:02:05, September 04, 2005 CET | From |  National People's Gang | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | GA: The bill has been clarified in line with your suggestions. This does not mean the areas listed will be exempt under other legislation. Agriculture is being returned to the people who owned it, service industries have individual bills already posted and retail will not be an issue. |
| Date | 03:37:48, September 06, 2005 CET | From | Adam Smith Party | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | How is it that when one person creates the tools and means of productiuon, others seem to think thay have a right to the creation of the other? The opportunities are there if people want to take the risks. |
| Date | 03:38:48, September 06, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | How democratic is it to force workers who do not want to be a part of a DWC to join one? |
| Date | 00:02:41, September 07, 2005 CET | From | National People's Gang | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | How would they be forced to join? They could always go and get another job. |
| Date | 02:29:08, September 07, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Earthly Community V |
| Message | Which would also be under the control of a DWC. There would be no choice. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 143 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 157 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The whole uncivilized bunch on the opposite benches can get stuffed." - Craig Warwick, former Dranian politician |