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Bill: Free The Market
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist 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: September 2125
Description[?]:
| Free Markets = Free People ;-) There is absolutely no need for the government to get involved in the private affairs of individuals and companies with regards to sports. They can survive perfectly well without government interference. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:00:56, October 11, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | Too many disparate proposals in one bill. Separate them and we will support proposals 1, 3, 4 and 5. |
| Date | 18:35:22, October 11, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | Agree with LP. We support art. 1 and 3. |
| Date | 00:27:23, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | I will do that tomorrow, thanks for your thoughts |
| Date | 16:26:34, October 12, 2005 CET | From | Partiya Natsional'noy Gordyy | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | Against this one..... |
| Date | 00:25:36, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Herut Orthodoxy | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | What if a sports club needs only a small amount of funds / tax breaks and the resulting revenue will more than pay for the amount given / given up by that locality? Let the locals decide. |
| Date | 05:01:01, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | If the net income the club can make is sufficient to 'more than pay for the amount given', then there is no need to take it in the first place, is there? |
| Date | 12:35:53, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Herut Orthodoxy | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | You see we're talking about the locality, NOT the sports club, LP. For instance, the sports club needs the city to toss in 5% of the building cost of a stadium because the club has exhausted all revenue sources at present. In many cases that 5% is almost nothing in comparison to the effects of drawing crowds to the area - for the game, parking fares, other eating / entertainment before and after, not to mention income tax on the salaries of the players themselves. Thus the locality decides - on its own - if this decision makes sense. Passing a law banning this activity is not in the economic interest of this nation. How is a policy that takes away an important right and freedom of a locality to negotiate deals for themselves furthering the liberty of anyone? |
| Date | 15:33:51, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Free The Market |
| Message | This bill does not take away any rights or freedoms of the locality. If interested locals want to get together and pool their money to invest in building a stadium, they are entirely free to do so. This bill merely prevents the government (local or national) from having the power to take money in order to spend on sports from people who want to be free from government interference. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 189 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 366 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: By default the head of government is the ultimate authority within a national government. In general terms, heads of government are expected to consult with cabinet colleagues (including those from other parties) before making significant decisions but they remain responsible for government action. |
| Random quote: "Man is by nature a political animal." - Aristotle |