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Bill: Economic Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Reform 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 2156
Description[?]:
| These lessiez-faire policies are killing our government and oppressing the workers of the nation - we must reverse these dangerous laws! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Proposed: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: No religions are taxed.
Current: No religions are taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards space exploration.
Old value:: Space exploration and use shall be totally unregulated.
Current: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Proposed: The government shall fully fund a state-owned space agency which controls all national space-related activity.
Article 6
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
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 | 04:27:59, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Memorare Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation Act |
| Message | Article 4 makes this bill.....hard for us to vote for. |
| Date | 04:42:51, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation Act |
| Message | This bill is an outrage. |
| Date | 04:43:12, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation Act |
| Message | You don't even know how to spell "laissez-faire". |
| Date | 12:25:24, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation Act |
| Message | Apparently you think humans are perfect. It's a spelling mistake, get over it. |
| Date | 22:36:49, December 15, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation Act |
| Message | "lessiez-faire" isn't a typo. It's ignorance. And even if it WERE a typo, you could have fixed it. |
| Date | 12:41:05, December 16, 2005 CET | From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Economic Regulation Act |
| Message | You are an idiot for thinking that. Next time you spell something wrong, just remember: by your own standards, you are ignorant. It was a typo. Why don't you get over it all ready? Aloria is tired of hearing you complain about the most trivial of matters! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 230 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 54 |
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