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Bill: Free Industry
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anarcho-Capitalist Front
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: October 2140
Description[?]:
| Will split if necessary. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Proposed: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are unregulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: There is a state monopoly on prostitution.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:51:18, November 13, 2005 CET | From | National Fascisti | To | Debating the Free Industry |
| Message | No to all. |
| Date | 09:55:15, November 13, 2005 CET | From | National Fascisti | To | Debating the Free Industry |
| Message | After some consideration, the National Fascisti would agree to Articles 1 & 2. |
| Date | 10:47:29, November 13, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Free Industry |
| Message | Disagree with all proposals in their current form. |
| Date | 15:26:12, November 13, 2005 CET | From | Anarcho-Capitalist Front | To | Debating the Free Industry |
| Message | OOC: I do apologize to everyone for the amount of proposals I am pushing. Friday I went from 12hrs of work, to 6 hrs of drinking, to 10hrs in jail without coming home and/or sleeping. I ended up sleeping the rest of yesterday, and as a result abstained from several important bills. This is a measure to try and recover from the damage done. |
| Date | 01:12:15, November 14, 2005 CET | From | People's Progressive Party | To | Debating the Free Industry |
| Message | OOC: Hope you feel better. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 100 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 247 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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