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Bill: For Profit Media Act (FPMA)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Communist Party (DCP) (UL)
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: July 3505
Description[?]:
| In order to ensure and independent media, and a media capable of supplying entertainment to the citizens. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: All television stations are owned by the state.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:42:29, June 23, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Communist Party (DCP) (UL) | To | Debating the For Profit Media Act (FPMA) |
| Message | I think it is important to remember that media includes entertainment media as well as news media. |
| Date | 14:34:23, June 23, 2013 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the For Profit Media Act (FPMA) |
| Message | CCC sees no need to cultivate a bloated entertainment industry in the image of the capitalist nations. The existing media cooperatives already cover many lifestyle and special-interest topics, but introducing the profit motive would simply confuse our priorities. |
| Date | 03:55:32, June 24, 2013 CET | From | PDP (Pro Dictatorship Party) | To | Debating the For Profit Media Act (FPMA) |
| Message | "Because it's easier to hear what the people want to hear, when we are the ones controlling what is heard via the radio and T.V. " |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 341 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 409 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy has 464 player slots. |
| Random quote: "I swear to the Lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me." - Langston Hughes, The Black Man Speaks |