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Bill: Free the markets, free the people! ---SCI Economy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL)
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 3077
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Current: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all defence industries.
Current: The state owns all defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for any reason.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Current: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Proposed: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animals may not be used for any research.
Current: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Current: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Proposed: There are no laws with regards to public nudity, it is allowed.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Displays of public affection and obscenity laws.
Old value:: Local governments may regulate laws on public acts of affection and obscenity.
Current: All sexually implicit actions are illegal in public.
Proposed: There are no laws regarding obscene public acts.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are banned.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:28:06, February 16, 2011 CET | From |  Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Free the markets, free the people! ---SCI Economy Bill |
| Message | Freeing the market will not free the people. It will only lead to exploitation, the poor getting poorer and terrible health and education standards for the poor. All the meanwhile the rich get even richer. |
| Date | 19:41:34, February 16, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Free the markets, free the people! ---SCI Economy Bill |
| Message | So, you would rather everyone stay at a nice low number.... without anyone rich at all. I support freeing the economy because some people have more ambition than others. Some people would rather being enterprising and start their own business and make a ton of money (no shame in it) because they were smart and hard-working. You say I just want to make the rich richer. No, that would be corporatism, government-led corporate state. I want a true free-market, with no government intervention or meddling. I want to make hard-working and smart people richer! As it stands now, Communism and Socialism will tell a hard-working person that they can work as hard as they want, but they will always make around the same amount they do now, for the rest of their lives. So, why try? |
| Date | 19:41:53, February 16, 2011 CET | From | SCI Libertarian-Socialist Syndicate (LL) | To | Debating the Free the markets, free the people! ---SCI Economy Bill |
| Message | would rather be* |
| Date | 19:53:29, February 16, 2011 CET | From | Union Socialism Alliance | To | Debating the Free the markets, free the people! ---SCI Economy Bill |
| Message | And the Capitalist society also say to people: don't be born poor or sick, or else you'll forever struggle in life. For capitalists, it's okay if the poor or sick die for lack of money. Is that really a true society for all?! The people should work for the betterment of the entire society. They should work because they want to, not because they have to. In a Capitalist society, only a few can will run a business, while countless others have to work to take care of their health and their children's education. Greed is never a good quality, but in the Capitalist society greed is good. We say no to these kind of society. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 253 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 497 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy does not allow role-play that seems to belong to the world of fantasy, science fiction and futuristic speculation. |
| Random quote: "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics." - Wendell Phillips |