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Bill: Economic Liberation #2
Details
Submitted by[?]: Al Jabha al-Queranzīa Badariyā
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: October 3352
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
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 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 5
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: The government owns the stock exchange(s).
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:33:29, August 19, 2012 CET | From | Red Vanguard Dominion | To | Debating the Economic Liberation #2 |
| Message | Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons. HAHAHAH Ok Alright hold on here. I, I mean. I'm an old man now, you know. It's been a while since the Worker's Revolution in 3320, let me uh, get my reading glasses here. DOES THIS SAY Without reasonable reasons? Reasonable reasons? REASONABLE REASONS You want to go, without, those? We shouldn't have those? AL'DEMOCRACY Please, we're clearly friends. Why cannot we rule as two Philosopher Kings. Why cannot you admit your thirst for Dictatorship! Your leadership are the purest Vanguard of us all! My golly, without reasonable reasons? You monster you! Come, please, give Jalal a hug. Change your name to Al'Dictatory and just be honest with us Doc, you beautiful bald man! --- Jalal Al-e-Ahmad 3352 |
| Date | 08:37:37, August 19, 2012 CET | From | Al Jabha al-Queranzīa Badariyā | To | Debating the Economic Liberation #2 |
| Message | Any Dictatorship why i need to support a strike with no reason ! If we did that . so a wife didn't have her sexual life right she will strike ! |
| Date | 09:57:07, August 19, 2012 CET | From | Red Vanguard Dominion | To | Debating the Economic Liberation #2 |
| Message | IF A WIFE NEEDED TO JUST GET LAID It seems a pretty reasonable reason to fire her if she strikes for that reason. WE WONDER How she would be so charismatic to gather such support, alone, as a striking worker angry about her sex life, to bring down the entire economic system of her employer. I mean, if this Daughter of Al'Badara were so persuasive and politically intelligent to get all workers to strike, just because her husband wasn't doing his downstairs duty, then goodness. We are proud to count that woman as a Citizen. What a Vanguard she would be. |
| Date | 16:19:37, August 19, 2012 CET | From | Freedom | To | Debating the Economic Liberation #2 |
| Message | We are happy to support this bill and continue the freedom reforms for our great people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 236 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 154 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 155 |
| Random fact: Once approved, players should copy Cultural Protocols into a bill in the debate section of their nation page, under the title of "OOC: Cultural Protocols". This bill should include links to the passed Cultural Protocol bill and the Moderation approval. |
| Random quote: "The goal of life is living in agreement with nature." Zeno (335 BC - 264 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers |