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Bill: CCP Privatization Act of 3236
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Darwinist 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 3237
Description[?]:
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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 The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 7
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, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 12
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 subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: The government shall issue permits to private space-exploration companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:35:12, January 01, 2012 CET | From |  Liberala Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | Support 2, 5, 11, and *maybe* 17. |
| Date | 23:38:44, January 01, 2012 CET | From | Liberala Partio de Koburo | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | Oops, sorry, I thought 5 was something else. |
| Date | 23:52:38, January 01, 2012 CET | From | True Representation Party | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | The TRP strongly supports articles 4,5,8,9,12,16,17 |
| Date | 10:19:19, January 02, 2012 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | Hard to decide |
| Date | 11:05:37, January 02, 2012 CET | From | Social Congress | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | This is a really fantastically crazy bill that would be quite funny if it weren't supported by the majority of the National Assembly. With this in mind, it is quite tragic. I would go so far as to say that it will near destroy the social balance in Cobura. The government should thank a deity that paramilitaries are illegal in this country, because if they weren't I could see this bill causing an almighty violent stir. Whether or not it does (and it still might), I should also say that this bill will cause a social upheaval: the less well-off, those who work in industry, those who earn a non-living wage, the professional cleaning industry, those who are unable to find work - whether temporarily or longterm - this will actually disrupt their lives in such a way as to inflict huge injustice upon them. I cannot stress enough how horrific I believe this act would be for the state of Cobura. |
| Date | 16:34:18, January 02, 2012 CET | From | Party for Individualism and Kitties | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | Agree on 9, oppose 8 articles. Damn it :p |
| Date | 05:00:38, January 03, 2012 CET | From | Social Darwinist Party | To | Debating the CCP Privatization Act of 3236 |
| Message | Do the PfI and TRP agree with repealing the pharmaceutical drug program that was recently passed so we can decrease Health and Social Services funding? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 296 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 133 |
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