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Bill: Nationalising the Economy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Glorious Reactionary Monarchist 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 2546
Description[?]:
| The economic policies of this nation has been manipulated by liberals and socialist for far too long time! It is time to nationalise the empires economy so that it will be powerful enough power to smite our immortal enemies! It all belongs to mother Aldegaria. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 30
Proposed: 33
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 0
Proposed: 25
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
Article 9
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 requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:22:25, March 14, 2008 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | This is liberal and socialistic |
| Date | 17:25:32, March 14, 2008 CET | From | Glorious Reactionary Monarchist Party | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | You think? |
| Date | 17:28:58, March 14, 2008 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | i will oppose it with every breath of my body |
| Date | 17:29:13, March 14, 2008 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | i will oppose it with every breath of my body the National Socialists and the Pantheism will surely oppose it |
| Date | 17:30:38, March 14, 2008 CET | From | Glorious Reactionary Monarchist Party | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | Then do so. Hopefully there will be somebody else who knows how to run an economy. Why don't you make your own proposal? |
| Date | 06:16:55, March 15, 2008 CET | From | Pantheism Capitalistic Party UCF | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | We agree with the strike measures. That is about it. |
| Date | 21:22:50, March 15, 2008 CET | From | NWO Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Nationalising the Economy |
| Message | Don't like the strike proposal. Will vote yes if it is changed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 657 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 93 |
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