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Bill: Small Government Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Spenocratic Party
Status[?]: passed
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 2613
Description[?]:
| We do not need the gvernment to control all of these areas. We the people are quite capable of running responsible business. |
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 a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
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 The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: The government owns the stock exchange(s).
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Proposed: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:47:22, July 27, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Small Government Act |
| Message | People are quite capable of running these businesses. That isn't the question. The question is whetehr we should be allowing random profiteers to place their own self-interest above some of the core services. |
| Date | 00:57:18, July 27, 2008 CET | From | Spenocratic Party | To | Debating the Small Government Act |
| Message | By profiting for self-interest, quality gets better. When someone has to fight for their business, they will try hard to lower prices and increase quality. If the people are satisfied with his product, the will purchase from him. If they do not approve, they will go to someone elses business, which will make him work harder to create a better product. The cycle continues, giving you competing businesses who increase quality becuase of self interest. In a government monopoly, there is no competition. As the Likatonian people can see, quality of product and service is not so good. |
| Date | 01:02:23, July 27, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Small Government Act |
| Message | The Likatonia people have never complained about product of service. We wonder where the Spenocrats are getting their (alleged) information. |
| Date | 22:21:55, July 27, 2008 CET | From | Berosian Party | To | Debating the Small Government Act |
| Message | By introducing competition into these areas, quality of service will go up, as businesses will try their hardest to gain customers. This competition lowers prices, increases quality, and boosts overall performance. In their quest for profit, business owners are helping the consumer more than anything. |
| Date | 22:23:17, July 27, 2008 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Small Government Act |
| Message | Quality of service IS up, prices ARE down. There is literally no advantage to be gaiend from chasing the ghosts the Berosian party suggest. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 424 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 242 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Large scale RP planning (such as wars, regional/continental conflicts, economic collapse, etc.) should be planned (as best as it can be) and should have consent of a majority of players involved. |
| Random quote: "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." - George W. Bush |