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Bill: A Better Bailout
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alorian Populist Party (DemCoa)
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill proposes to change the allocation of funds in the budget. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2721
Description[?]:
| Allocations: 3 Billion for RockyGroup, with an additional 1 Billion specifically allocated for RockyBank, 2 Billion to be loaned to other banks, at the discretion of the Minister of Finance based on the Minister's assessment, 2 Billion for Fjord Motors, and 1 Billion for RockyLabor, to help them buy old Rockyfeller assets in Rockygroup (which needs to be done in order to keep the economy from further falling apart, the sale has not yet bee officiated) and 1 Billion for the Alorian Farmer's Market. Provisions for oversight: Every business/bank/industry that receives money from the government must send representatives every week to update the Ministers of Trade and Industry (for Rockygroup, Fjord, Alorian Farmer's Market) and Finance (Rockybank, other banks) on how they are spending the money, the respective ministers then reserve the right to veto an expenditure. The updates given to the ministries will also be sent to the members of Congress, who can propose legislation that also vetos an expenditure, provided it passes with a majority of the votes in Congress. |
Proposals
Article 1
| Ministry | Current Budget | Old Budget | Propesed Budget |
| Head of Government | 40,000,000 ALO | 500,000,000 ALO | 500,000,000 ALO |
| Foreign Affairs | 5,300,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO |
| Internal Affairs | 17,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO |
| Finance | 7,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO |
| Defence | 30,000,000,000 ALO | 15,000,000,000 ALO | 15,000,000,000 ALO |
| Justice | 35,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO | 10,000,000,000 ALO |
| Infrastructure and Transport | 30,000,000,000 ALO | 50,000,000,000 ALO | 50,000,000,000 ALO |
| Health and Social Services | 18,000,000,000 ALO | 125,000,000,000 ALO | 125,000,000,000 ALO |
| Education and Culture | 25,000,000,000 ALO | 65,000,000,000 ALO | 65,000,000,000 ALO |
| Science and Technology | 4,000,000,000 ALO | 5,000,000,000 ALO | 5,000,000,000 ALO |
| Food and Agriculture | 6,500,000,000 ALO | 5,000,000,000 ALO | 5,000,000,000 ALO |
| Environment and Tourism | 2,000,000,000 ALO | 5,000,000,000 ALO | 5,000,000,000 ALO |
| Trade and Industry | 10,000,000,000 ALO | 40,000,000,000 ALO | 50,000,000,000 ALO |
| Total | 189,840,000,000 ALO | 350,500,000,000 ALO | 360,500,000,000 ALO |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:45:27, March 05, 2009 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the A Better Bailout |
| Message | I think you hit everything. |
| Date | 01:36:26, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Communist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Better Bailout |
| Message | Good, but not great. How about the government also sends representatives to review how the companies are being run, seeing as they are the ones who got us into this mess? |
| Date | 01:48:51, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Alorian Populist Party (DemCoa) | To | Debating the A Better Bailout |
| Message | Interesting idea. Feel free to propose that in your own bill, that the ministries of finance and T and I send representatives to review expenditures, and the Populist Party shall vote for it. |
| Date | 01:52:44, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Communist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Better Bailout |
| Message | With that in mind, we will support. |
| Date | 01:54:20, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Communist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the A Better Bailout |
| Message | Also, we'll propose the bill as soon as this passes. |
| Date | 01:59:22, March 05, 2009 CET | From | Alorian Populist Party (DemCoa) | To | Debating the A Better Bailout |
| Message | good. Thank you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 433 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 317 |
| Random fact: In general, role-play requires the consent of all players. |
| Random quote: "The goal of life is living in agreement with nature." Zeno (335 BC - 264 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers |