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Bill: Government Obligation to Business Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hulstrian Labor 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: September 2668
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:25:44, November 19, 2008 CET | From |  Hulstrian Labor Party | To | Debating the Government Obligation to Business Act |
| Message | It is the Duty of the Government to ensure that industry critical to the nations success remain open and to the workers who work in these critical industries in ensuring their job safety. |
| Date | 01:21:54, November 20, 2008 CET | From | Wiedervereinigten Nationalisten | To | Debating the Government Obligation to Business Act |
| Message | This merely paves the way for dangerous nationalisations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 385 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 265 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy." - Martin L. Gross |