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Bill: The Freedom to be Rich Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: LGC-Freedom Party (UPDD)
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: April 2698
Description[?]:
| Currently our country has many laws that have made it nearly impossible to maintain any degree of wealth. This drives our country's best and brightest away to pursue economic opportunities in other countries. Our country's motto proclaims "Freedom, Justice, and Unity" and yet we deny one of the quintessential freedoms, economic freedom. We tell our citizens that we will protect the worst workers from themselves with our minimum wage and workers unions and at the same time we tell our best workers they will be punished for their prosperity. This attitude must stop for our nation to grow and gain global relevance. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
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.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 50
Current: 30
Proposed: 5
Article 6
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:14:25, January 16, 2009 CET | From |  Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the The Freedom to be Rich Act |
| Message | We support article 2 but not article 1. Overall we oppose this bill. |
| Date | 18:25:47, January 16, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Party of Dorvik | To | Debating the The Freedom to be Rich Act |
| Message | We also support article 6 but oppose articles 3,4 & 5. Small and medium-sized enterprises need investment subsidies and employees must have decent means to defend their interests. Furthermore, proposal to cut down sales tax of luxury goods would unbalance the national budget. We maintain our overall opposition to this bill |
| Date | 19:18:59, January 16, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat | To | Debating the The Freedom to be Rich Act |
| Message | nnononononononononononononononono! Freedom party? freedom capitalist party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 425 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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