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Bill: Economic Reforms
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist Ecology 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 2153
Description[?]:
| This Bill will address the economy of the Union of Quanzari Soviets. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 2
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: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions are illegal.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve either a term in the military or a lesser paid term of civilian national service, at their option.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:56:24, December 09, 2005 CET | From | National Farmers' Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | This bill won't address the economy, but destroy it... |
| Date | 01:58:13, December 09, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | Yeah, thats your opinion...you don't have to vote for it, but I'm suuure you knew that already. |
| Date | 03:55:56, December 09, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | oohh yes... and nice attempt at trying to deter other parties from voting "yes" to this bill, I'm afraid all your attempts will be in vain. |
| Date | 03:57:51, December 09, 2005 CET | From | National Farmers' Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | No, it's because all your bills are pathetic and serve no purpose in Quanzari. |
| Date | 04:01:42, December 09, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | Why do you continue with these petty insults? As history shows...no party or ideology can control a country for any excessive length of time, my time will come......as will your's. |
| Date | 18:50:18, December 09, 2005 CET | From | People's Union Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | The country is leaning towards idiocy, which is why NFP is making all the ridiculous bills; he wants to get the most seats. Just FYI. As for this bill, I vote no because while I beleive factory owners can ruin people's lives, unions can do pretty bad things as well. I would support this bill if membership in a union wasn't mandatory (unless you can convince me otherwise). Heh, my vote doesn't matter anyway because I have no seats, but maybe someday....=oD |
| Date | 19:11:50, December 09, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | I could settle for changing the "mandatory" to "optional", as long as Unions are an option for workers, it should be their chocie weather to join or not, I was being a bit extreme with mandatory i must say. Unions are very important, they encourage better working conditions and unity in the work place. They also ensure that workers will not be taken advantage of by greedy business owners. There are no negatives to Unions. |
| Date | 01:06:24, December 10, 2005 CET | From | National Farmers' Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | Idiocy! That's a bit rich coming from the hippie environmentalist. Im merely freeing up the labour market which actually benefits all. If you want to spread Socialism, I suggest you shift to another nation. The voters are against socialism. |
| Date | 06:57:00, December 10, 2005 CET | From | Socialist Ecology Party | To | Debating the Economic Reforms |
| Message | "hippie environmentalist", that's a bit rich coming from the Fascist pig, who is so resistant to change, he believes the opinions of the general population can not, and will not change!!! And now I must address another issue... WHY is the Socialist Union Party voting against a Bill that supports socialism!!! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 450 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 300 |
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