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Bill: An Act to Prevent the Establishment of Monopolies
Details
Submitted by[?]: Majatran Socialist 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: November 2123
Description[?]:
| Monopolies serve to hurt the working man and to line the pockets of the wealthy land-owners in Al'Badara. We propose a series of measures to prevent the formation of monopolies in the market. Any comments? We are willing to negotiate, so feel free to suggest things that should be added/taken away. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 2
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:04:30, October 05, 2005 CET | From | Anarcho-Punks | To | Debating the An Act to Prevent the Establishment of Monopolies |
| Message | I like the current values, so I'll vote against any change. |
| Date | 17:41:59, October 05, 2005 CET | From | Union of Progressive Ulama | To | Debating the An Act to Prevent the Establishment of Monopolies |
| Message | Farms and fisheries should not be forcibly communalized. It might be wise to consider fishing quotas, however, in order to prevent over-fishing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 282 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 447 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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