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Bill: Reduce government spending on media

Details

Submitted by[?]: Populist Liberation Animals Environment

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: August 2827

Description[?]:

The government should not waste money for its propaganda machine, it can have spokesmen that deal with private media.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date21:50:41, September 26, 2009 CET
FromLiberal Democratic Party of Badara
ToDebating the Reduce government spending on media
MessageAs with private postal services and train operators, there are just certain forms of "less-popular" art that will be neglected without government assistance.

Date22:01:58, September 26, 2009 CET
FromHizb al-Ba'th al-Ma'atraniyyah al-Qawmi
ToDebating the Reduce government spending on media
Messagewe have to agree with the Liberal Democratic Party of Badara on this

Date10:37:13, September 27, 2009 CET
FromPopulist Liberation Animals Environment
ToDebating the Reduce government spending on media
MessageIf art is not popular then people don't like it so it is less common or does not exist. Why should there be a special rule for artists and not for businesses? For example, I set up a business selling soap that smells of cow dung, my business fails because this product is not in demand. Can I ask for government assistance for my unique product? if not then neither should artists.

The consumers vote with their wallets and either pay or don't pay for a product, if they don't pay for a product then they don't want it. But the government steps in, acting on their behalf, with their money received through tax, and say "No, you do want this product and you will pay for it"

Date16:47:25, September 27, 2009 CET
FromLiberal Democratic Party of Badara
ToDebating the Reduce government spending on media
MessageBecause "less-popular" does not equate to no popularity. There will always be some people who like those forms of less-popular art, and they should have the right to access those forms of art.

Regarding this bill, we would be willing to compromise as far as changing the two articles to something like "The government subsidises independent non profit making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed." That is as far as we can go though.

Date08:07:37, September 29, 2009 CET
FromConservative Coalition Party
ToDebating the Reduce government spending on media
MessageSupply and demand is all I can say. If people don't want to hear a point of view they are not going to listen to it so why should the government waste tax payer dollars on something they don't even want.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
  

Total Seats: 173

no
  

Total Seats: 227

abstain
  

Total Seats: 0


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