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Bill: Pollution Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Fair and Equal World 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: April 2536
Description[?]:
| Pollution is a serious public health issue, and as such, it deserves attention from the government. Corporations which are only interested in making a profit can't be trusted to regulate themselves. There needs to be governmental regulation to hold back the reckless pollution by these corporations. Companies can't be trusted to see the long-term perils of pollution. They simply want a better earnings report for the next quarter. We offer this bill to protect the health of Rutania's citizens from potentially dangerous toxins released by greedy companies only looking to make a bigger profit. Let's look at the long-term health of our planet. Will it really matter how much we cut government spending if our citizens' health is at risk? When staying alive becomes our primary concern, money loses its value. Let's look at the long-term, people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:21:00, February 15, 2008 CET | From |  Federal Rutanian Libertarian Union | To | Debating the Pollution Act |
| Message | Any interference by the government into business activities will be detrimental to the economic health of this nation. The ULR believes that business will see the plus side of being eco-friendly when it becomes a concern of their consumers, or when their business practices become unsustainable. |
| Date | 19:12:47, February 15, 2008 CET | From | Fair and Equal World Party | To | Debating the Pollution Act |
| Message | When the companies' business practices become unsustainable, what kind of state will the world be in? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 57 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 451 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
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