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Bill: TV and Radio Ownership
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalizt Party
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: September 2136
Description[?]:
| We ask to privatize the Nationally owned TVs and Radios to give more competition to the private sector, even if it means (supposed it really is) the 'dumbing down' of media. TV is classified as a popular medium, as Radio is. It is 'people's ownership' in a certain sense and, if they don't want low-cultured trash, the market will adapt to this. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:48:24, November 04, 2005 CET | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership |
| Message | Why should we remove the national media? You are removing a source of competition from the market and denying people a viewpoint untainted by the interests of big businesses. |
| Date | 19:59:38, November 04, 2005 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership |
| Message | I'll support. |
| Date | 20:10:28, November 04, 2005 CET | From | Capitalizt Party | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership |
| Message | Sure it is competition, but it's unfair. Private companies compete with their own money. National companies compete-play with taxpayers' money, which is like a neverending well. Plurality of viewpoints is assured by plurality of competitors. Unless they group themselves in the attempt to form unfair monopolies, but that should be a government job to prevent this - here's how far govn't intervent should go. |
| Date | 20:11:53, November 04, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership |
| Message | We agree with the UB on this. The removal of the National Media removes a source of competition. If people don't want to watch it they don't have to but the choice to watch it should remain. |
| Date | 20:20:10, November 04, 2005 CET | From | Capitalizt Party | To | Debating the TV and Radio Ownership |
| Message | They don't have to watch it, but they have to pay it. Slight difference. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 158 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 169 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 73 |
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| Random quote: "The honest politician is one who, when he is bought, stays bought." - Simon Cameron |