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Bill: Strategic Crop Production Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! 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: January 2591
Description[?]:
In order to guarantee that there is always a minimum amount of basic food and that said food is produced and sold to the consumer at a price that is not overly extortionate, the Government will own and operate State farms to produce strategic crops (designated below). This produce will be sold at, or slightly above in order to assure return on investment, cost of production. All other produce, including that produced on State farms, can, and will, be produced by Private farmers on their own land and will have no outside interference, including the receipt of subsidies, in what food is produced as long as the standards of said production is of acceptable standards in both cleanliness of operations and safety of staff and livestock. Crops deemed strategic; 1. Wheat used for the production of a single type of brown wholemeal bread. 2. Dairy used to produce a full cream milk and hard cheese (both cheese and milk production will also allow competitive Private companies as well, should they wish to become involved. The aforementioned production will be limited to a single type of basic hard cheese and a standard full cream pasturised milk in order to guarantee the affordability of these basic foodstuffs to the general public). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: Strategic crops are produced on State owned farms. All other produce is left to the Private sector.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:49:23, June 11, 2008 CET | From | Hobrazian Peoples Party | To | Debating the Strategic Crop Production Proposal |
Message | Agreed. |
Date | 09:02:33, June 12, 2008 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Strategic Crop Production Proposal |
Message | We ask the Liberals why they vote against a proposal that reduces Government involvement in the farming industry. Currently local government crafts farming policy allowing those governments to own and operate all farming within their sphere of influence. What we propose is that the Government operate a small number of farms to produce some basic foodstuffs to guarantee a limited food supply at all time to all people whilst allowing the private sector the freedom to produce everything else. Surely that is a more free position than allowing local governments complete control over operations? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 97 | |||
no | Total Seats: 254 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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