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Bill: Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia
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: March 3010
Description[?]:
| This is a series of reforms to economic policy to stop the abuse of our workers by the ruling business class. Act 1: The exploitation of child labour. shall be illegal in Darnussia. Children belong in school and not in factories. Act 2: The establishment of a small corporate profit tax to increase government benefits for the working class. Act 3: The establishment of a national private energy grid that increases competition between energy companies and a regulation to avoid exploitation. Act 4: The elimination of taxation on goods citizens need to survive. Act 5: A salary cap that enforces more private profits on large corporations to ve filtered to employees. Act 6: An establishment of a living wage for all full time workers. Act 7: A series of regulations on the stock exchange to avoid abuse of speculations and credit and avoiding future economic collapse. Act 8: A series of incentives for Democratic Worker's Councils to start companies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Current: Child labour is allowed and it is subjected to the same regulations as adult labour.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 0
Proposed: 10
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 7
Current: 10
Proposed: 0
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:14:41, October 04, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | Most radical on articles 2, 3 and 7, but will vote in favour of this generally excellent bill for now. |
| Date | 18:22:32, October 04, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | *More radical |
| Date | 20:56:17, October 04, 2010 CET | From | Rerum Novarum Party | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | OOC: How does a 'Libertarian Socialist' ideal work? I'm sure the Libertarian party would like to also comment on it. |
| Date | 21:57:06, October 04, 2010 CET | From | Communist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | "How does a 'Libertarian Socialist' ideal work" That's what was going round my mind. |
| Date | 22:47:45, October 04, 2010 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | OOC: Think Noam Chomsky. Basically a philosophy that the state has no right to control the working class through its use of violence, and the ruling business elite have no right to control the economy through wage slavery and profiteering. It's actually rather old go google it there's a lot on it. |
| Date | 22:54:13, October 04, 2010 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | OOC: Or think, Extremely libertarian on civil liberties, extremely left wing on economic policy |
| Date | 04:10:16, October 05, 2010 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | OCC: Or think, maybe you need to revamp Dr. Paradox |
| Date | 02:35:29, October 07, 2010 CET | From | Libertarian Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Ending Bourgeoisie Abuse Act of 3009 |
| Message | OCC: Or at least change your name, because your party isn't remotely Libertarian |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 48 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 95 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 32 |
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