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Bill: Industrie-Gesetz 3042
Details
Submitted by[?]: Children of the Wrath
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 3043
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 2
Current: 5
Proposed: 14
Article 2
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: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 6
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 7
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 shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
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 | 16:34:15, December 09, 2010 CET | From | Sozialliberale Partei der Demokraten | To | Debating the Industrie-Gesetz 3042 |
| Message | Back to Communism or what? |
| Date | 18:20:03, December 09, 2010 CET | From | Großmalivische Reichspartei | To | Debating the Industrie-Gesetz 3042 |
| Message | Führer des Malivischen Volkes,Ferdinand Völkherz, Oberste Führer des Tiggen Bundesland und Westland Bundesland, It's not communism, its common sense. Helping the people, which should be any party's aim. |
| Date | 18:34:18, December 09, 2010 CET | From | Sozialliberale Partei der Demokraten | To | Debating the Industrie-Gesetz 3042 |
| Message | This is nationalization and communism. We have seen, how bad this will end. |
| Date | 18:53:15, December 09, 2010 CET | From | Großmalivische Reichspartei | To | Debating the Industrie-Gesetz 3042 |
| Message | Führer des Malivischen Volkes,Ferdinand Völkherz, Oberste Führer des Tiggen Bundesland und Westland Bundesland, This bill would signinficantly improve worker's rights. Rights being something the SLPD claim to stand for. In addition, this bill would also cut the gap between the rich ad the poor, which needs addressing. |
| Date | 18:59:00, December 09, 2010 CET | From | Sozialliberale Partei der Demokraten | To | Debating the Industrie-Gesetz 3042 |
| Message | Nope, we stand up for universal civil rights and personal freedom, not for advantaging workers and corrupting the economy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 172 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 428 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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