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Bill: Privatization and Free trade Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Royalist League
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: February 2925
Description[?]:
| Its time to leave behind backwards socialist policies and embrace free market capitalism with all its advantages. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is prohibited.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: All banks are privately owned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 85
Current: 17
Proposed: 20
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned but subsidised by the state.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government discriminates against minorities in its hiring.
Current: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Proposed: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Current: The government allows conventional arms to be exported freely.
Proposed: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:57:25, April 16, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the Privatization and Free trade Act |
| Message | DT cannot support 2,4,6 and 11 |
| Date | 22:03:52, April 16, 2010 CET | From | Dark Templar (LL) | To | Debating the Privatization and Free trade Act |
| Message | oh and 10. |
| Date | 22:16:24, April 16, 2010 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Privatization and Free trade Act |
| Message | Union Socialism Alliance will not support most of the proposals, we shall not let Ikradon walk the evil and flawed way of capitalism where the rich are previleged and the poor exploited |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 599 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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