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Bill: TV and Radio -2138-
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: May 2139
Description[?]:
| Privatize the Nationally owned TVs and Radios to give more competition to the private sector. 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. No need of State intervention for any issue. Competition will be the absolute reason for which companies try to offer the best service to their customers. State may intervene only and only if the value of competition goes down by attempts of companies to create monopolies. |
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 | 20:16:10, November 09, 2005 CET | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the TV and Radio -2138- |
| Message | By removing the state from the broadcasting world you are reducing competition and denying citizens another viewpoint. "if they don't want low-cultured trash, the market will adapt to this." - And if the 50%+1 do then sensible thinking people are screwed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 172 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 228 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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