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Bill: Farm Localization Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Progressive 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: June 2110
Description[?]:
| We've introduced this bill before, but we believe that small farms should be given special protection from agricultural conglomerates who would swallow up smaller farms and that caps on farm ownership should be in place to prevent monopolies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:50:44, September 10, 2005 CET | From | Ecotopian Party | To | Debating the Farm Localization Bill |
| Message | The greatest efficiency is obtained by not restricting the ability of successful farmers to expand. Those workers no longer required in food production can then be transferred to industrial or tertiary sectors of the economy. I think we should, however, restrict farming practices to endorse organic growth, rather than taxing the planet unncessarily by pumping it full of chemicals. Thus, we cannot support this bill. |
| Date | 14:50:28, September 10, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Progressive Party | To | Debating the Farm Localization Bill |
| Message | Ultimately what we want is to find a way that small farmers who are down on their luck(farming is often as much luck as it is skill) to be able to compete with larger corporations. If there was a way to make sure both the smaller farmers and the larger agricultural concerns had a place in the nation, that would be our preferred option. This proposal seems like the best way to do that. |
| Date | 16:43:44, September 13, 2005 CET | From | Radical Party | To | Debating the Farm Localization Bill |
| Message | We feel it is unfair to place regulations on farm size. Cattle ranching requires large farms, and to impose regulations would place severe limits on cattle farmings. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 137 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 139 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 425 |
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