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Bill: Ending Corporate Welfare
Details
Submitted by[?]: Surprise 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: July 2670
Description[?]:
| If a company cannot survive, due to its own bad business decisions, the government should not prop them up. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:54:05, November 23, 2008 CET | From | Peoples Choise Union | To | Debating the Ending Corporate Welfare |
| Message | Giving subsidies to firms that innovate or that implement something the government wants is a good thing. Rewarding companies for a lack of management skills is not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 599 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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