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Bill: More Economic Freedom Act
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 2143
Description[?]:
| yeah free markets for everyone! |
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 Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 3
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 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 | 02:57:49, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the More Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | This is oppression! |
| Date | 02:58:33, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the More Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | What the hell? |
| Date | 02:59:02, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the More Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | That's just proof that you guys have thrown around that word so often it is a moot argument against anything. |
| Date | 03:00:02, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Free Market Party | To | Debating the More Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | oppression by whom? i see the big bad nobody opression people on a free market! aww aww, fear, danger, all hide! *sarcasm* |
| Date | 04:47:53, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the More Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | DIVIDE YOUR F*CKING BILLS INTO THEIR ARTICLES. |
| Date | 09:55:09, November 19, 2005 CET | From | Chinkopodian Economic Democrats | To | Debating the More Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | Against Articles 1 [ 2 and 4.] |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 81 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 120 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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