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Bill: Market-Based Agriculture
Details
Submitted by[?]: Grand National 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: November 3460
Description[?]:
| Mr Speaker, as always when government gets involved in an area of business, distortions and deterioration ensue. This principle, of course, also applies to the sector of agriculture where government arbitrarily violates property rights and is allowed to seize rightfully purchased land to transfer it to previously uninvolved parties. This has to stop, as well as the absurd idea of issuing subsidies made up by tax money to react to growing market demand instead of letting the market regulate the allocation of capital on its own according to rational rules. Eventually, we also propose to end fishing quotas in order to boost productivity and lower the price for fish meals bought in supermarkets and stores by the average family. Hugh Richmond MP Member for Elbian GNP Agriculture Spokesman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises agriculture based on market demand for the crop being grown.
Current: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:59:31, March 26, 2013 CET | From | Dranish Conservative Party | To | Debating the Market-Based Agriculture |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we are opposed to the abolition of fishing quotas, because preserving the long-term viabilitiy of fish stocks means we need to be careful about over-fishing. However, our support for the other two Articles persuades us to support this Bill as a whole. Rafael Duvalle Chairman of the Dranish Conservative Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 150 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 230 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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