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Bill: De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia
Details
Submitted by[?]: De venstregrønne
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: December 3463
Description[?]:
De venstregrønnes program for at bygge et sosialistisk samfunn i Kazulia. De venstregrønne's programme to build a socialist society in Kazulia. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy of the government concerning the funding of abortions
Old value:: The government only funds abortions for medical emergencies.
Current: The government provides funding for abortions.
Proposed: The government provides funding for abortions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Art subsidies
Old value:: The government never subsidises or commissions art.
Current: The government subsidises artistic institutions such as art schools and galleries, but does not subsidise individual artists.
Proposed: The government subsidises artistic institutions and all artists.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 30
Current: 25
Proposed: 80
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Proposed: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Current: The government does not actively search for illegal aliens, but puts them in integration centers when discovered.
Proposed: The government ignores illegal aliens.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Article 17
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 that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The decision is left up to local governments.
Current: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Proposed: Nuclear power plants are not permitted.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Proposed: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them 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 in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Private cars are not allowed.
Proposed: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 25
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 60
Proposed: 55
Article 26
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 27
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Current: The government shall operate a space agency that contracts with and oversees private space-exploration companies.
Proposed: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Article 28
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: The government owns the stock exchange(s).
Article 29
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Article 30
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Article 31
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Article 32
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:55:19, March 29, 2013 CET | From | Indigoblå Liga | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | We disagree with all the measures listed above and will obviously vote no. |
Date | 22:57:15, March 29, 2013 CET | From | Unionen av Frihet | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | Sadly we could not find one article we even moderately agreed with. We must vote no. |
Date | 00:21:42, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Logisk Synspunkt | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | One can only guess at our opinion. |
Date | 00:22:00, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Logisk Synspunkt | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | Though rather accurately at that. |
Date | 00:59:43, March 30, 2013 CET | From | Sosialistisk Folkeparti | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | We will vote yes (though our support wouldn't matter much), however we disagree with the extreme statism of many of these articles and we would prefer a more libertarian socialist approach to socialism. Also the taxation is far too heavy. Democratise the economy, don't kill it. |
Date | 01:53:58, March 30, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | There were 2 or maybe 3 proposals we support, but we think that the bill in a whole is insane and we will therefore of course vote no. |
Date | 14:32:28, April 01, 2013 CET | From | Kløverpartiet | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | We support some of the proposals, but there are many proposals that does not have to be changed. So we will vote no. |
Date | 14:47:22, April 01, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | We thought that we agreed on not making such large proposals and we did therefore think that you would remove this bill. |
Date | 17:26:12, April 01, 2013 CET | From | De venstregrønne | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | De venstregrønne has not come to any such agreement on the number of articles permitted in a bill. |
Date | 17:50:23, April 01, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | Why would you not? - The things you are doing is just ruining the game. |
Date | 18:45:43, April 01, 2013 CET | From | De venstregrønne | To | Debating the De venstregrønnes program for et sosialistisk Kazulia |
Message | OOC: I understand it can be annoying but it helps establish a unique ideological stance for my party and, since most articles go the same way - pro big government, it shouldn't be hard for other parties to either decide to vote for or against. It is more annoying I think when a bill is full of articles that contradict each other ideologically and that is when it is much harder to decide how to vote. I may decide through to keep bills a bit more limited in future - especially when there is any real chance of them passing. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 99 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 151 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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