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Bill: Only Free Markets are good markets
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Market Party
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: July 2142
Description[?]:
| Going back to what is to be long run growth and economic success... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
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 acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
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 that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:58:47, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | Theere policies will be disastous, it will hurt the poorest, cause crime to soar, and fraud. |
| Date | 01:00:39, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | Article 1: This would allow Advertises to tell outright lies and try and con the people into buying things by lies Article 2: This would hurt the worse off, increase poverty, increase crime and make the gap between the rich and the poor wider Article 3: Will allow companies to rip off people and over charge and for fraudsters to rip off people |
| Date | 01:01:21, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | whine whine whine! |
| Date | 01:01:46, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | FOR FUCK SAKE. IGNORE MY ABOVE POST, I AM GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF |
| Date | 01:02:07, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | OH SHUT UP FMP |
| Date | 01:02:28, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | are you drunk? :) |
| Date | 01:03:28, November 17, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Only Free Markets are good markets |
| Message | Article 1: This would allow Advertises to tell outright lies and try and con the people into buying things by lies Article 2: Yea, fine Article 3: This would hurt the worse off, increase poverty, increase crime and make the gap between the rich and the poor wider Article 4: Will allow companies to rip off people and over charge and for fraudsters to rip off people |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 90 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 111 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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