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Bill: Free Market Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gluaiseacht Shaoráil DhaonlathachIt
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: March 2608
Description[?]:
| To encourage entrepreneurship. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:52:22, July 17, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | You must be joking. You lost seats because of this rubbish. You are taking away basic rights from our people, and we will not have it. |
| Date | 00:01:37, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Well, we will have it. The attempts to turn Kirlawa, a REPUBLIC, into a socialist state is dispicable. We will not have THAT! |
| Date | 00:14:16, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Kirlawa, my friend is a democracy. The point you miss is that in a democracy, all people are represented, not just the wealthy. |
| Date | 02:03:24, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | That statement has nothing to do with the issue at hand. |
| Date | 04:25:41, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Really, you think that ensuring the wealthy have better healthcare and education than the rest of us does not represent their interests. You really think the poor man is going to rejoice and be happy at having to pay for his child's emergency treatment, you really think ordinary Kirlawans are going to rejoice at having to pay money for their child's chance at life. You are seriously delusional if you think you represent anyone other than our corporate oppressors by voting yes to this bill. Of course, you would not get your donations if you did not do this, for sure. |
| Date | 06:07:00, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Gluaiseacht Shaoráil DhaonlathachIt | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Old thinking, DSP. Competition will lead to reduction of costs and more innovation. Larry Ferdinanson Shadow Minister for Trade & Industry. |
| Date | 06:11:21, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | The DSP knows that entire statement is false, so we'll leave it at that. Is our economy THAT bad off that people can't afford the basic necessities? Hmm, Dr. Carlos Bruni, the former MDC finance minister tells me our economy is extremely stable and getting stronger by the day. Even after a MIDDLE CLASS tax cut, which gave money back to the people, we still continue to grow our surplus. All state owned business does is take away the opportunity for a free-market. It establishes shoddy goods at cheap prices so everyone can have something, when in reality, they are getting nothing but cheap goods and services. We believe in giving Kirlawa the BEST POSSIBLE goods and services. Nationalized industry does nothing of the sort. |
| Date | 17:08:03, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Tell me, is it really in the interests of the lower and middle classes to force them to pay for basic services. You are willing to ensure those who can afford it get better services, even if it means that others cannot get these services? Well, we have a word for that, greed. It appears we clearly have different values, whilst the DFM and MDC can only think about whether they can live their lives in more opulence and luxury or not, the DSP thinks for the disadvantaged and ordinary people of Kirlawa. |
| Date | 18:56:31, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Gluaiseacht Shaoráil DhaonlathachIt | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | "The state knows best"- doctrine does not work, comrade. |
| Date | 18:57:47, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | We have become the third richest nation in the world, closed the income gap, and made most people live happy lives because of this so-called doctrine. Do you say people's happiness comes second to the free market? |
| Date | 19:31:17, July 18, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | That success was there long before our major industries were nationalized. Don't give yourselves (leftists) so much credit. |
| Date | 01:23:25, July 19, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | So, why don't we share the success amongst all our people, not just those who have money already? |
| Date | 03:18:44, July 19, 2008 CET | From | Movement for Democratic Change | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | You know who you aren't helping with this bill? Small business owners, the very people you claim nationalized industry helps. This state-industry crap prevents people who want to help the masses from achieving that dream, and thus, hurts them. |
| Date | 03:51:54, July 19, 2008 CET | From | Kirlawan National Party (Leftists) | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Help the masses? God, sometimes conservatives are so naive. I mean, these people open up bussiness to MAKE MONEY. Only we actually want to help the people, bussinesspeople open up bussinesses to cash in on the people. Obviously, though, you that is a good mentality in Kirlawa, that people should be encouraged to cash in on the needs of their countrymen! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 219 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 461 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
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