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Bill: Fletcherist Economic Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Socialist Alliance
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: May 2712
Description[?]:
| A return to an economic system which works. A economic system which works for the people not to enslave them. Let the dreams of Went and Fletcher become reality. This is the return of Fletcherism! Clarification: Only Certain industries are run by the Government because the rest are run by DWCs. Also on the other hand only most industries are DWCs is because the rest are essential industries owned by the government. But in combination Capitalism is destroyed |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
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 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 4
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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:57:22, February 14, 2009 CET | From | Alorian Populist Party (DemCoa) | To | Debating the Fletcherist Economic Reform |
| Message | split this up. I can vote for some provisions, but not for others. |
| Date | 18:01:35, February 14, 2009 CET | From | Alorian Populist Party (DemCoa) | To | Debating the Fletcherist Economic Reform |
| Message | 3,4,5,6,7,8 I can vote for. |
| Date | 18:43:31, February 14, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Fletcherist Economic Reform |
| Message | I'll have to vote no agasint this because there are a few things I do not support and one I still don't support because I am uneasy about it. I will support: 1,3,4,5,7 |
| Date | 19:23:28, February 14, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Fletcherist Economic Reform |
| Message | As of right now our vote will stay at No. We will go over the bill and think about the 2 propsals we do not agree with. If we find this bill needs to be passed of high importance, we will change our vote. |
| Date | 21:53:13, February 14, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Fletcherist Economic Reform |
| Message | We have decied to change our vote to a yes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 418 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 304 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
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