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Bill: For the Promotion of Economic Expansion
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Nationalist 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: December 2575
Description[?]:
| In an attempt to make our nation more business-friendly, the CNP proposes the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 8
Current: 12
Proposed: 7
Article 3
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 can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:07:11, May 10, 2008 CET | From | People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia | To | Debating the For the Promotion of Economic Expansion |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 12:15:21, May 10, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the For the Promotion of Economic Expansion |
| Message | Article 3 makes no sense. A central bank is required to provide monetary policy over the economy as well as maintain the stability of the currency and money supply. To allow a private company control of such a thing would be foolhardy at best and would lead to the production of separate currencies being introduced by differing banks or the production of currency (or limitation of such) by individual banks in order to increase their market share at the risk of the economy as a whole. As for article 4, we do not see any requirement to reduce the number of gambling establishments operating within this Country. Moreover, we see that the limitations provided by this legislation would increase unemployment and be of harm to the economy as a whole. Article 2 would risk damaging the employee/employer relationship. Just as the employer is capable at present of increasing/reducing their workforce at liberty the employee must also be capable of being in a position to improve their conditions from employers who are not providing what they should. In regards this they have the ability to join recognised Unions and, should it be required, strike. To allow the employers to fire any employee who strike would damage this relationship and give power to employers only decreasing the job prospects and quality of our employment conditions as there would be nothing stopping employers firing staff for any reason. |
| Date | 14:30:04, May 10, 2008 CET | From | First Party Of Hobrazia | To | Debating the For the Promotion of Economic Expansion |
| Message | Get rid of article 4 and we can agree. |
| Date | 19:32:37, May 12, 2008 CET | From | Conservative Nationalist Party | To | Debating the For the Promotion of Economic Expansion |
| Message | For Article One: The idea that all private banks will just start creating different currencies is ludicrous. Under this proposal our government still sets the national currency by law, and it still owns the mints and national reserves. This is simply an article to take the government out of an area that it does not need to be in. Article Two: Reducing taxes on corporations will allow them to expand with greater speed and effectiveness, causing the increase of profits. Ultimately, what is good for corporations is good for Hobrazia as a whole as well. Article Three: This is not an article to allow employers to fire their employees for any reason. Keep in mind that there are costs to firing a worker, replacement and training costs will be a deterrent to the wholesale firing of all workers who strike, however, it allows business owners to make their own decisions without the interference of counter-productive labor laws. Article Four: This was the least important proposal in the bill, and due to the great opposition to it, we have struck it from the bill. |
| Date | 20:00:37, May 12, 2008 CET | From | People's Liberation Front of Hobrazia | To | Debating the For the Promotion of Economic Expansion |
| Message | We cannot believe that the FPoH is voting to abolish the central bank of Hobrazia. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 184 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 216 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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