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Bill: Market Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical 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: August 2563
Description[?]:
| Another attempt to revitalise the archaic and statist economy of Telamon. My aim is to set a precedent for wrenching some of the state-owned industries back into the hands of the private sector; they are negotiable after this legislation is passed. My priority is not consistency, but merely to create a precedent for reform. Fieren Goldmark Finance Minister |
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 subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Proposed: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government designates ecological preservation zones but does not fund their oversight.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:26:18, April 18, 2008 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Market Reforms |
| Message | Although we do not fully agree with all of these proposed reforms, the majority of them are closer to the policies we would ideally implement. James Lott Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 04:21:51, April 18, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Ordo Malleus (COM) | To | Debating the Market Reforms |
| Message | We cannot support this legislation at this time. It is important for the continued survivability of Telamon that the government has a unified hand in managing, operating, and maintaining these facilities. It is not in Telamon's best interest to initiate decentralization at this time. -Thorden Raxney |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 195 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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