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Bill: Infrastructure Nationalization Omnibus of 2606
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK)
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 2606
Description[?]:
| This act proposes nationalization of several key resources and industries, to make Kalistan a stronger country and to ensure that millions of Kalistani workers and citizens will have the resources they need to survive. We encourage all socialist Parties to demonstrate their commitment to public ownership and vote for this Omnibus. This bill has been endorsed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Phyllis Dionne (SPoK) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: The victim of eminent domain determines just compensation.
Current: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Proposed: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Article 9
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. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:55:21, July 15, 2008 CET | From | AC-Federalist Party | To | Debating the Infrastructure Nationalization Omnibus of 2606 |
| Message | Absolutely not. And I honestly see no way to compromise on any of these except for 4 and 10 |
| Date | 03:28:16, July 15, 2008 CET | From | Neo-Libertarian Party of Kalistan | To | Debating the Infrastructure Nationalization Omnibus of 2606 |
| Message | I really can't agree with any of those. |
| Date | 03:36:02, July 15, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Infrastructure Nationalization Omnibus of 2606 |
| Message | :) I wouldn't imagine that you could. Nor are you supposed to. This bill is for socialist Parties who want to go on record as supporting heavy regulation and big government. But it also helps those who want to go on record as supporting small government and no regulations (because you get to vote against it.) It is a polarization bill, and an exposure bill, and we expect even our closest allies to vote against it. |
| Date | 09:31:29, July 15, 2008 CET | From | Revolutionary Freedom Party -- KEG SLAM | To | Debating the Infrastructure Nationalization Omnibus of 2606 |
| Message | I would support 2 and 5 |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 300 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 450 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Don't put "the" as the first word in your party name, because when parties are referred to in news reports, their names are preceded with "the", e.g. the [Socialist Party] has lost. |
| Random quote: "There is no problem that cannot be solved with diplomacy or debate. Anyone who thinks otherwise does not need a gun, but a direct ride to a mental health clinic." - Ascentio Cartaginese, former Istalian politician |