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Bill: Betterment of Mankind Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Citizens' 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: January 3463
Description[?]:
| Our goal is to promote the betterment of mankind towards the people and/or citizens who take certain rights and responsibilities by peaceful means. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: Only private post agencies exist, and the services they provide are regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:08:33, March 30, 2013 CET | From |  People's Representative Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | We don't support this. |
| Date | 02:05:41, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Independent Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | Look, some people and/or citizens want to may the right to own their own private and/or public companies while the govt wants to have the right own their own companies, too. |
| Date | 04:13:20, March 30, 2013 CET | From | People's Representative Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | Yes,and the government would also love to ignore the people's needs and keep all their money. The government should stay out of the banking system. |
| Date | 04:29:21, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Independent Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | I proposed article 1 saying that the govt operates a central bank and other banks are private and/or public which are owned by the people and/or citizens. |
| Date | 15:31:16, March 30, 2013 CET | From | People's Representative Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | I mean staying out of banking completely. |
| Date | 21:13:47, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Independent Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | look some people and/or some citizens want to get help from the government if they want to or not. |
| Date | 22:08:18, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Independent Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | Also, we, the govt, can help some people and/or some citizens just in case they need help from us such as their company in case if it fails and/or goes bankrupt. |
| Date | 22:12:19, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Independent Citizens' Party | To | Debating the Betterment of Mankind Act |
| Message | For example, we can help some people and/or some citizens out by giving them some loans or some people and/or some citizens can get some loans from other companies. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 87 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 413 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair." - Niccolo Machiavelli |