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Bill: Business must be promoted by the state
Details
Submitted by[?]: Baltusian Popular Front
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: February 2616
Description[?]:
| ...and help ensured for small and medium porn enterprises |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Current: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Proposed: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:27:11, August 01, 2008 CET | From | Corrupt Dealings Party | To | Debating the Business must be promoted by the state |
| Message | "Nay, more power to the government. Fascism demands it!" --Arnold Vogla |
| Date | 23:47:12, August 01, 2008 CET | From | Goldstein Corporation | To | Debating the Business must be promoted by the state |
| Message | »This? This is nanny-state capitalism! You cannot fool us into thinking this is real capitalism!!« ~Natasha Goldstein (Goldstein Corporation) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 153 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 147 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "I came, I saw, I conquered" - Julius Caesar |