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Bill: The Privatisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Trade 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: May 3138
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Current: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Current: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Proposed: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:58:36, June 16, 2011 CET | From |  Social Anarchy Party | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | This is totally outrageous, allowing child labour, this is insane |
| Date | 13:33:30, June 16, 2011 CET | From | Free Trade Party | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | If a child wishes to work for money then he/she should be given the right. As far as the Free Trade Party is concerned, unemployment incorporates ALL of those who wish to work including those who haven't in the eyes of this society haven't come of age. Keep in mind that this is not a bill constituting child slavery. It is giving children the right to not be discriminated against a backward society. |
| Date | 15:55:42, June 16, 2011 CET | From | Democratic Party | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | This is a joke, right? Children should be in school and not working!!! All your bills are unacceptable. - Samuel Novacek Chairman of Democratic Party |
| Date | 05:28:01, June 17, 2011 CET | From | Free Trade Party | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | There will always be a sect in the child population who would be better suited in the work force than disrupting class for the other students. This bill will allow former students who will not amount to anything in the education system and instead learn the much needed skills at an earlier age. The education system can't off these sorts of skills like the workforce can. |
| Date | 12:54:46, June 17, 2011 CET | From | Thatcherite Alliance | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | Well as long as they can work on a farm then we're happy. Except we still disagree to the whole thing because article 3 is just taking away a democratic right which is protest. |
| Date | 14:20:29, June 17, 2011 CET | From | Deltarian Liberal Movement | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | "Perhaps we should put these bills to a vote? There is a massive backlog starting to form, and we simply must get things moving." - John Smith Centre Unity Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 14:40:37, June 17, 2011 CET | From | Free Trade Party | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | In anything, article 3 is more democratic. It gives firms the right, no, the privilege to sack slacking workers from producing the goods and services we require. The current legislation takes away the rights of firms, especially small ones; discouraging entrepreneurship. In saying this, is that the only article you disagree with CRaF? |
| Date | 03:11:43, June 18, 2011 CET | From | Thatcherite Alliance | To | Debating the The Privatisation Act |
| Message | Yes it is. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 104 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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