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Bill: National Industry
Details
Submitted by[?]: Revoluţia Permanentă - Partid Comunist
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: March 2703
Description[?]:
| We create the wealth, it's time we took our share. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates and owns all banks.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 4
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: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 6
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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:58:26, January 28, 2009 CET | From | Partidul Uniunii Comunitatea | To | Debating the National Industry |
| Message | Naw. |
| Date | 10:48:02, January 28, 2009 CET | From | Revoluţia Permanentă - Partid Comunist | To | Debating the National Industry |
| Message | Regardless of opposition we will continue to struggle for the liberation of the working class from the chains of capitalism. Private industry stands for one thing: profits. As long as it continues to profit any social benefit will be secondary, if present at all. These profits are created by the labour of the working class, then redistributed in an upward fashion to the capitalist elite - business owners, banks and shareholders. As "capital creates capital" the gap between rich and poor grows constantly. By nationalising industry it can act as a public service, supplying much-needed goods to the nation to improve the conditions of the working class. As such, this bill represents the battle lines between class interests. Supporters of this bill fight for the working class masses while the opponents side themselves with the minority upper class. |
| Date | 14:49:22, January 28, 2009 CET | From | Partidul Uniunii Comunitatea | To | Debating the National Industry |
| Message | Oh, pish posh. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 161 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 139 |
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