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Bill: Private Industry Act of 2137
Details
Submitted by[?]: Optimates 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: June 2138
Description[?]:
| Recognizing that industry should be in the hands of the private sector, and out of the hands of the government, this bill proposes that the Law be changed to promote better efficiency, and a higher standard of living for the workers. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:04:19, November 08, 2005 CET | From | Optimates Party | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | Since currently I have absolutely nothing to lose, and everything to gain i am propsing this piece of legislation. Get used to seeing it. if it fails it will return at a later date. |
| Date | 08:24:38, November 08, 2005 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | OOC: Theres to be a misunderstanding about the game mechanics here. If you want to add an actual proposal to the bill, go to the bottom of this page and click the here link under "Adding a new proposal", click NExt on the following page and then find this particular law under Economics. If you put it to vote as is, you will not change anything. |
| Date | 16:59:15, November 08, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | We stand by our Socialism In Our Time Bill. |
| Date | 17:45:21, November 08, 2005 CET | From | Optimates Party | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | OCC: Thanks! I'm new at this. Wegason got me interested in this,so I'm learrning as I go. IC: LLP, your proposal was good, but I'm a more extreme capitalist that y'all. |
| Date | 17:49:08, November 08, 2005 CET | From | Optimates Party | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | Once again I say, I have nothing to lose if this fails, and a bunch to gain. Expect some more conservative and capitalistic bills in the future. |
| Date | 22:19:09, November 08, 2005 CET | From | National Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | We are very pleased to see a change in the Democratic Socialists voting tactics. |
| Date | 22:48:22, November 08, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | Our tactics are no different than they have ever been. We do not wish this bill to succeed, it is contrary to social justice. The privatisation bill which we have supported is by far the most superior of the possible options in the law. |
| Date | 01:52:25, November 09, 2005 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | Its an improvement on the current situation though but Im going to have to vote against in case my bill passes. OOC: Unless that is I can get online between the defeat of my bill and before the passage of this one. |
| Date | 00:33:32, November 10, 2005 CET | From | Optimates Party | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | to the parties that supported this bill, thank you. to those who opposed it. well don't say I didn't warn ya. expect more conservative, pro capitalist bills in the future. Conservatism will win out in the in,because we are the party of optimisn, and of oppurtunity for the people. |
| Date | 16:39:07, November 10, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Private Industry Act of 2137 |
| Message | We look forwrd to more conservative Bills in the future - only so we can do the sensible option and vote them down. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 39 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 273 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 21 |
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