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Bill: MARC #7: Standards of Advertising Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Medrisite-Associated Revisionist Council
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: January 2905
Description[?]:
| "We cannot allow advertisers to deliberately lie to consumers in order to sell a item. This is unethical, and as a government we have the responsibility to protect our citizens from fraud and false advertising. Therefore, we propose setting a standard that all advertising must follow. For example, this includes but is not limited to: 1. A ban on hidden fees and surcharges. 2. Rebates must be clearly marked and mentioned. 3. Regulation of Cost-plus Pricing. 4. A ban on Bait-and-Switch. 5. Regulation of disclaimers and "fine print" lettering." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 315 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation." - Thomas B. Reed |