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Bill: Free Markets are Halal!
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Brendan Nelson
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 2589
Description[?]:
| The freer the market, the happier the Allahj |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
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 4
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 companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Current: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Proposed: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not 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 | 05:05:49, June 09, 2008 CET | From | Free Brendan Nelson | To | Debating the Free Markets are Halal! |
| Message | Allahu Akbar! |
| Date | 05:15:39, June 09, 2008 CET | From | Libertarian Approach | To | Debating the Free Markets are Halal! |
| Message | The Divine Vengeance of Allah does not support the potential handing of government industries to infidels, removing them from the guidance of Allah's hand. It is for this reason that we must vote no. |
| Date | 06:23:30, June 09, 2008 CET | From | Might of Allah | To | Debating the Free Markets are Halal! |
| Message | The Might of Allah is in agreeance with the Divine Vengeance of Allah; we cannot risk important sectors of our great nation falling into the hands of the infidels! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 75 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 411 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development." - Friedrich Engels |