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Bill: Economic Reform Act Oct. 2579
Details
Submitted by[?]: Chidan 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 2580
Description[?]:
We will offer the tax proposal as a seperate bill if other parties would prefer. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 25
Current: 0
Proposed: 23
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: The government has no position on the proliferation of stock exchanges.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 16:54:04, May 21, 2008 CET | From | Alliance 44 | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act Oct. 2579 |
Message | Article 6 is totally unacceptable for us. |
Date | 17:06:11, May 21, 2008 CET | From | Chidan Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act Oct. 2579 |
Message | Article 6 is simply to protect citizens from poor decision making that will not be in their own best interests. |
Date | 11:28:05, May 22, 2008 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Endralon | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act Oct. 2579 |
Message | There are good laws in there, which we will introduce ourselves. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 52 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 388 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 310 |
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