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Bill: Put the Economy right
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic National 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 2554
Description[?]:
| To help economic growth and remove unnecessary regulation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning adoption.
Old value:: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Current: Regulation is used to screen out only those with a previous history of child abuse.
Proposed: Adoption is not regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 10
Current: 15
Proposed: 5
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are banned.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards the cloning of human beings.
Old value:: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Current: Research in cloning technologies is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: Research in cloning technologies is not regulated.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows arms to be sold only to close allies.
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 | 11:31:28, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Put the Economy right |
| Message | Why would we reduce corporate tax burdens after the CLP have spent so much money on the military? The CLP numebrs don't add up - you can't SPEND without TAXING. |
| Date | 12:06:21, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Put the Economy right |
| Message | We find it difficult to argue with economic criminals like the SuDJ. but we believe that by reducing corporation tax, it will stimulate investment by the private sector. the increased economic activity will lead to increased income for the government. |
| Date | 15:38:47, March 27, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Put the Economy right |
| Message | How are the SUD 'economic criminals'? We don't hold the finance department, and rarely are involved in 'economic' affairs. While the CLP idea of 'stimulating investment' is cute, it's unrealistic and fails to deal with the economic downturn we have right now. |
| Date | 18:42:18, March 30, 2008 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Put the Economy right |
| Message | Just as we dislike the constant desire to push everything to local governemt, we also struggle to see the benefits of moving everything towards the private sector. 1, 4, 7, and 8 we would support. 2, 3, 9 and 10 we would maybe negotiate around 5, 6, and 11...we don't like. If the Bill was re-proposed, we would probably stomach a couple we'd prefer to negotiate, and even one or two wqe don't like, just to get the others through, but this package, as a whole, we can't stomach. |
| Date | 07:10:37, March 31, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Put the Economy right |
| Message | We refuse to give an up or down vote on this kind of nonsense. It's not a coherent platform, and it's definitely NOT what the CLP claim.... we're not going to 'put the economy right' by removing the protection for adoption children that screening for a history of abuse would allow. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 231 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 337 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 98 |
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