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Bill: Privatization Act II
Details
Submitted by[?]: Federal Republican Party (UCF)
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2579
Description[?]:
| To privatize some of our wastefull and ineficient public industries and services. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 3
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: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:50:20, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | We can support 3 and 4 if you split the bill. |
| Date | 22:38:40, May 17, 2008 CET | From | Mordusian Austrian Union | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | We wish 3 and 4 would go further, but can support the bill in its current incarnation due to 1 and 2. |
| Date | 03:31:39, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Constitution Party | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | CP supports this bill. |
| Date | 03:50:11, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | The Democratic Party requests that the Federal Republicans split articles one and two from articles three and four as parties have differing opinions about those four issues. We would be most thankful. |
| Date | 14:43:46, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Federal Republican Party (UCF) | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | Splitting this bill would definetly stop it from passing. |
| Date | 14:43:58, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Federal Republican Party (UCF) | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | That is why we cannot split it. |
| Date | 20:50:18, May 18, 2008 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Privatization Act II |
| Message | Then the Democratic Party will work for its failure. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 149 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 51 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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