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Bill: Independent Manifesto #3: Economy
Details
Submitted by[?]: D'ANSELMO-Independent
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: April 2877
Description[?]:
| Upon presenting this bill to the Assembly the newly-elected Giuliano d'Anselmo gave the following speech: "Dear colleagues, Let me start by congratulating president Seaborn on his easy reelection which shows that he still enjoys the support of the population and on the major victory his party achieved in the legislative elections. The same legislative elections which have put me here. It is my most sincere intention to give his and mrs. Perkins' government a difficult ride and I guess I'm not the only opposition leader who intends on doing that. Today I'd like to present a couple of proposals which I hope will prove major stimuli to the economy." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 40
Current: 15
Proposed: 35
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 4
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 subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:00:35, January 09, 2010 CET | From | Kirlawan People's Justice Party | To | Debating the Independent Manifesto #3: Economy |
| Message | We support "Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share." -- and would gladly vote for it if proposed separately, and would prefer to go further yet on that issue -- but oppose the rest. |
| Date | 21:50:56, January 09, 2010 CET | From | Urban Party of Kirlawa | To | Debating the Independent Manifesto #3: Economy |
| Message | The UPK is against this bill. |
| Date | 00:58:08, January 10, 2010 CET | From | Kirlawan Unionist Party | To | Debating the Independent Manifesto #3: Economy |
| Message | The KUP would support this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 71 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 646 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "The moral justification of capitalism does not lie in the altruist claim that it represents the best way to achieve 'the common good.' It is true that capitalism does, if that catch-phrase has any meaning, but this is merely a secondary consequence. The moral justification for capitalism lies in the fact that it is the only system consonant with man's rational nature, that it protects man's survival qua man, and that its ruling principle is justice." - Ayn Rand |