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Bill: Return Of Socialism - Economic
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Activist 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: August 3368
Description[?]:
| A return to a system that benefits the people |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates and owns all banks.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 15
Current: 40
Proposed: 25
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is compulsory.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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 Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.
Proposed: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:15:33, September 20, 2012 CET | From |  Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Return Of Socialism - Economic |
| Message | I do not support Articles 2 and 6. |
| Date | 18:10:47, September 20, 2012 CET | From | The Liberal Pinks | To | Debating the Return Of Socialism - Economic |
| Message | I'll gladly make a bill after next election CNC knocking that out |
| Date | 00:24:09, September 21, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Return Of Socialism - Economic |
| Message | I just hope that Article 2 does not damage the economy before we can reverse it. OOC: If I ever see a tax proposal in a normal bill again I will be very angry. I have worked customising spreadsheets to optimise our economy and I do not want to have to choose between the economy and the electorate. |
| Date | 01:47:23, September 21, 2012 CET | From | The Liberal Pinks | To | Debating the Return Of Socialism - Economic |
| Message | Don't worry 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 will do that already |
| Date | 02:19:22, September 21, 2012 CET | From | Progressive Liberal Party | To | Debating the Return Of Socialism - Economic |
| Message | I do not support article 3. I'm unsure about articles 6 and 9. Article 4 seems a little excessive, and while I sympathise with article 5 it also seems rather excessive. I am in full agreement with articles 1, 2 and 7, but will have to vote no overall. |
| Date | 04:47:47, September 21, 2012 CET | From | Partit Qawmien Soċjalista Maġatrani | To | Debating the Return Of Socialism - Economic |
| Message | Except for Articles 2 and 6 this reads like my manifesto. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 254 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 427 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 69 |
| Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
| Random quote: "Colonialism or imperialism, as the slave system of the West is called, is not something that is just confined to England or France or the United States. The interests in this country are in cahoots with the interests in France and the interests in Britain. It's one huge complex or combine, and it creates what's known not as the American power structure or the French power structure, but an international power structure. This international power structure is used to suppress the masses of dark-skinned people all over the world and exploit them of their natural resources." Malcolm X |