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Bill: Capitalism
Details
Submitted by[?]: Right Front
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes the withdrawal from a treaty. It will require half of the legislature to vote in favor[?]. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 3049
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television stations are owned by the state.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which receive no subsidies from the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state does not provide child benefit.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 9
Withdraw from the Leftist League International Treaty.
Article 10
Withdraw from the Worker's Freedom Treaty.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:42:16, December 21, 2010 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Capitalism |
| Message | We can not support the withdrawal from these treaties. |
| Date | 14:37:14, December 21, 2010 CET | From | Right Front | To | Debating the Capitalism |
| Message | Sorry to hear that but we need a flexible system and these treaties are in the way for a system that is prepared to defend freedom. |
| Date | 17:17:01, December 21, 2010 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Capitalism |
| Message | These treaties protect socialism in Kalistan. We are all for a flexible system, but when social gains of the people are threatened, we need to be prepared to defend them before the interests of any particular class, most especially the wealthy. |
| Date | 19:43:53, December 21, 2010 CET | From | Right Front | To | Debating the Capitalism |
| Message | Well, that's just the problem. The socialism in Kalistan must die for the benefit of the whole people and starting by making it better for the wealthy we slowly makes it better for everyone. Be must not forget that it's the wealthy class that provide the poorer with works and the welfare state is payed by the wealthy so why don't give them something back? |
| Date | 05:21:41, December 22, 2010 CET | From | Socialist Party of Kalistan (SPoK) | To | Debating the Capitalism |
| Message | The people benefit from socialism. Unless, of course, the only people you count as people are the wealthy people. Without bosses, we would still need workers. Without workers, there would be no need for bosses. In Kalistan now, it is not the wealthy who provides the poor with jobs, nor have they for centuries. It is the Government that provides people with jobs, and it has been that way for centuries. So why does anyone need to give anything back to the wealthy, who live idle and decadent lifestyles and contribute nothing to Kalistani society, nor have they for centuries? They aren't entitled to anything, so why should we pass laws that give them a sense of entitlement? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 230 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 514 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 6 |
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