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Bill: Minarchist Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gilded Rose Party
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 2531
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 35
Current: 21
Proposed: 10
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: There are no laws concerning food and beverage labeling.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:20:12, February 11, 2008 CET | From |  Communist Party of Valruzia | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | A BIG NO! |
| Date | 22:48:21, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Christian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | We are sympathetic to some of these ideas but taken as a whole we must vote no. |
| Date | 23:11:31, February 11, 2008 CET | From | National Liberal League | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | A couple of these we definitely differ on, but I'll vote in favor for the time being atleast. |
| Date | 23:48:30, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Christian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | I'm going to abstain for now on this. If it is up to me whether this passes or not I'll vote yes but will immediately seek to reverse the articles that are offensive to us. We support exactly half of these articles and oppose the other half, lol. |
| Date | 23:55:39, February 11, 2008 CET | From | Christian Federalist Party | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | I know I am wavering on this but I just can't support this bill. I'll author a bill is a few of these provisions but as it is now, this bill is too flawed. |
| Date | 01:59:48, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Rewolucyjna Partia Socjalistyczna | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | A couple of these we actually agree on (Articles 1 and 14, for example) but since the majority of these proposals run counter to our principles, we will vote no. |
| Date | 02:00:12, February 12, 2008 CET | From | Rewolucyjna Partia Socjalistyczna | To | Debating the Minarchist Reforms |
| Message | Sorry, Articles 1 and 11. There is no 14 :( |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 192 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 258 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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