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Bill: Economy of Scale Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Front for State Prosperity
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: May 2126
Description[?]:
| In a bid to gain ourselves an advantage over international food producers, the Pragmatic Capitalist Party would like to make a change to our farm size policies. We would like to make it an official policy that the government encourages and seeks to promote the merger of small farms into large ones. This would give us a distinct edge in food production over other nations - none of whom use this policy - and improve our economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:38:14, October 12, 2005 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Economy of Scale Act |
| Message | Government 'encouragement' tends to take forms that would be considered extortion if done by civillians. I would prefer to leave things the way they are. If the small farmers see a benefit to merging, they can do so. If not, leave them be. |
| Date | 00:01:24, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party for Equality | To | Debating the Economy of Scale Act |
| Message | It would indeed increase the quantity of food produced, but would have poor effects on the quality. Food produced on small farms, rare as they are becoming with mechanisation, is almost invariably of better quality. Also, on small farms, the land owners tend also to be the workers, a situation that is to be encouraged over the system of corporate owners and exploited workers who have no incentive to treat with care the food that has to be eaten by every citizen of our country. |
| Date | 00:09:11, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Economy of Scale Act |
| Message | Valid points. Hmm... I have to choose between libertarianism and full capitalism in whether I push this or take it down. That's actually a choice with a lot of repercussions. |
| Date | 05:25:51, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Economy of Scale Act |
| Message | The AAP opposes this kind of attempt to enforce government control over the personal choice of the producer. Especially since we see NO reason to believe that 'large farms' are automatically any more 'productive' than equal volume of small farms. |
| Date | 23:01:28, October 13, 2005 CET | From | Front for State Prosperity | To | Debating the Economy of Scale Act |
| Message | Generally larger farms can produce more. Some fields aren't like this (coffee, for instance, is best on small to medium farms) but most are. It doesn't seem like bringing this to vote would accomplish anything. Oh well. I've decided. Henceforth, my primary cause is the economy and what I believe to be best for the economy. LPE, I'm counting on you to make sure my economic measures don't manage to wreck equality. You'll be a good counter-balance to the corporate interest. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 327 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 173 |
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