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Bill: [NDP #014] Prosperity Act of 2722
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nouveau Parti Démocratique
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 2723
Description[?]:
| [NDP #014] Mainly laissez faire reforms, but also includes a raise on the minimum wage and an abolishment of the salary cap in the hopes of putting more money in the pockets of consumers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to both low-income families and large families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 15
Current: 30
Proposed: 10
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Current: The policy regarding eminent domain is left to local governments.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 35
Proposed: 0
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 30
Proposed: 5
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:40:02, March 08, 2009 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the [NDP #014] Prosperity Act of 2722 |
| Message | Sure. |
| Date | 18:53:14, March 08, 2009 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the [NDP #014] Prosperity Act of 2722 |
| Message | AH! You had our support for your modest proposals, then you threw in the impossible ones! You should have cut this in half. We can't vote for it now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 600 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: References to prominent real-life persons are not allowed. This includes references to philosophies featuring the name of a real-life person (eg. "Marxism", "Thatcherism", "Keynesianism"). |
| Random quote: "The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're on the job." - Slappy White |