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Bill: Moderated 'Defend Socialism Act of 3143'
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hizb al-Wasat al-Islami
Status[?]: passed
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: February 3144
Description[?]:
| Our party would like to reach out to Al-Wataniyya Ba'ath Harakat with a compromise on their Defend Socialism Act. Your original piece of legislation as you may have expected is too radical for us, however for the sake of our people and their nation's economy, we would like to propose a common ground that does provide for market regulations. We do not want a continuation of Badara's radical laissez-faire capitalist system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is privately-owned.
Current: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: The government has no position on the proliferation of stock exchanges.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:11:18, June 29, 2011 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Moderated 'Defend Socialism Act of 3143' |
| Message | Can the MCP create a justification for their policies, based on economic facts? |
| Date | 16:56:29, June 29, 2011 CET | From | Tribal Revolutionary Council | To | Debating the Moderated 'Defend Socialism Act of 3143' |
| Message | The Ba'ath Movement accepts the compromise as necessary. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 214 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 136 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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