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Bill: Rutanian Industry Reform 2829
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Democrats
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 2830
Description[?]:
| In our continuing struggle to create a fairer class system the DPR introduce energy subsidies to people on a low income. In an energy market that is unregulated the government needs to do all it can to provide low-income families with the energy they need to exist. Also introduced is a bill to invest in vital goods and services that are facing bankruptcy. We cannot see the good in letting vital services fall into bankruptcy, this will have a much wider economic impact than simply investing in these industries to keep them afloat. If a vital industry falls victim to bankruptcy we will lose that industries produce and trade, perhaps forever. By investing in these we can keep the industry producing goods and trade throughout their hard times. And finally. Every individual who calls him/herself a citizen of Rutania, regardless of class, race, sex or religious beliefs, has the right to the following: healthcare, education, food and housing, and legal representation. These rights can be much improved by raising the minimum wage so that every citizen of Rutania can have a more than adequate state of living. Our hopes for this bill is to make the Rutanian workforce the envy of the modern world with an economic disparity second to none. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 3
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 | 01:54:27, October 10, 2009 CET | From |  Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Rutanian Industry Reform 2829 |
| Message | There was no debate on this extremely contentious piece of legislation? This is a travesty. |
| Date | 02:49:07, October 10, 2009 CET | From | United Democrats | To | Debating the Rutanian Industry Reform 2829 |
| Message | This bill was left for debate for quite some time, but as the issues had already been debated in other bills we felt it did not warrant an extended debate process. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 106 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 174 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 25 |
| Random fact: Alduria, Rildanor and Lourenne all have Canrilaise (French) cultures. |
| Random quote: "Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary." - Mahatma Gandhi |