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Bill: Economy Antiacti III
Details
Submitted by[?]: Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX
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 2157
Description[?]:
| A bill of unimaginably bad ideas. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Article 3
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: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
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 does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to 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 | 19:42:58, December 18, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Economy Antiacti III |
| Message | It really does piss me off that you destroy the roleplay by proposing Bills you don\'t actually want. |
| Date | 01:09:39, December 19, 2005 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Economy Antiacti III |
| Message | I'm not destroying any roleplay. This is a legitimate bill. If you don't like it, feel free to abstain. |
| Date | 16:45:51, December 20, 2005 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Economy Antiacti III |
| Message | "I'm not destroying any roleplay. This is a legitimate bill." I'd like to see a party in real life tabling a Bill then voting against it. |
| Date | 08:29:57, December 22, 2005 CET | From | Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the Economy Antiacti III |
| Message | Parties in real life have the advantage of advertising. We do not. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 34 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 205 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 35 |
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| Random quote: "Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." - Mahatma Gandhi |