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Bill: State Socialism Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partija Kontr-Revoljucionerov
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: October 2588
Description[?]:
| In order to preempt communist encroachment in this land, we propose a policy of state socialism. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:40:33, June 08, 2008 CET | From |  Family and Tradition Party (disbanded) | To | Debating the State Socialism Bill |
| Message | Proposterous. The Counter-Revolutionary Party proposes a strong centralized government in order to 'protect' this country from communism, of all things? We do not agree with such a centralization and concentration of power in the federal government, nor do we agree, in any way, with a centralized welfare state, a paternalistic nanny state where citizens are constantly sucking at the teet of the federal government. This is, ironically, similar to communist legislation anyway. We believe that socialism and the welfare state give rise to communism - they are virtually one in the same, though with different masks. Socialism is the last remedy we would propose for solving the problem of an impending communist threat. No more concentration of cash and power into the hands of the centralized federal government! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 172 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 383 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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