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Bill: Working Regulations
Details
Submitted by[?]: Proletariat Party
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 2745
Description[?]:
| Working regulations to allow people to have a better life. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 18
Proposed: 50
Article 3
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 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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 | 13:05:08, April 21, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat Party | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | Thoughts? Any changes? |
| Date | 17:49:56, April 21, 2009 CET | From | BDSP un Beys fun Yisserles-Binyomen | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | We only like 5 und 7. |
| Date | 20:15:56, April 21, 2009 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | The Socialist Party proposes some amendments: Article 1 to be changed to "The government operates and owns all banks." Article 3 to be changed to 75% We are on the stance that we need to nationalise the commanding heights of the economy under full control and management of working people. |
| Date | 20:20:40, April 21, 2009 CET | From | BDSP un Beys fun Yisserles-Binyomen | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | The Democratic Socialist Party proposes some amendments: Article 3 to be changed to 25% |
| Date | 20:55:34, April 21, 2009 CET | From | Socialist Party | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | 25% is a progressive, be it small, step too and shall be supported by the SP. |
| Date | 20:59:53, April 21, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat Party | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | How about 50% or 40% for article 3. No need for an extreme change in article 1, we can do it gradually if that is OK with you DSPB and socialist. Why not the salary cap DSPB? Also why not child labor (they consider an adult 13 in this country). |
| Date | 21:11:10, April 21, 2009 CET | From | BDSP un Beys fun Yisserles-Binyomen | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | In case adulthood is changed, the salary cap should be decided by the government, and we would accept 50%. |
| Date | 21:16:58, April 21, 2009 CET | From | Proletariat Party | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | Child labor change removed, salary cap to central government choice. I'll change corp tax to 50%. Any other objections from either leftist party? |
| Date | 21:24:01, April 21, 2009 CET | From | BDSP un Beys fun Yisserles-Binyomen | To | Debating the Working Regulations |
| Message | OOC: I'm good. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 114 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 86 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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