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Bill: LUP Economics Bill (2553)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Urban 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 2554
Description[?]:
Bring full-scale capitalism back! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: The sale of fireworks is unregulated, anyone may buy them.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is prohibited.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Current: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 12:14:45, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Judiciary Patriciate Coalition | To | Debating the LUP Economics Bill (2553) |
Message | No no no no no There are individual freedoms and then their is lunacy. Here you are proposing things which harm their users and those around them, there is a reason for government regulation, and that is that companies cannot be expected to regulate themselves above profit. |
Date | 12:15:26, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the LUP Economics Bill (2553) |
Message | :) |
Date | 17:32:28, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the LUP Economics Bill (2553) |
Message | Whatever you say, TJU... |
Date | 03:36:09, April 05, 2008 CET | From | National Arab Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the LUP Economics Bill (2553) |
Message | Drat, I missed this! |
Date | 07:33:00, April 05, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the LUP Economics Bill (2553) |
Message | OOC: Muahaha... |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 186 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 234 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 295 |
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