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Bill: Privatize the Media
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Capitalist 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: June 2159
Description[?]:
| The media should be completely owned privately. The government should not waste money on public radio or television stations that no one watches or listens to anyways. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:10:36, December 20, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Privatize the Media |
| Message | Also part of my attempt to cut the deficit. |
| Date | 01:27:39, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Privatize the Media |
| Message | It will be close. One more party needs to vote yes in order for this bill to pass. |
| Date | 03:19:57, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Privatize the Media |
| Message | In accordance with the July 2158 decision by the A-CPA/Freedom Party membership to revert to a compassionate capitalist doctrine - instead of continuing a radical capitalist one - the Freedom Party will vote "no" on this legislation. |
| Date | 06:52:17, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Memorare Party | To | Debating the Privatize the Media |
| Message | You're cutting the deficit by destroying state assets and ideals. If you're so worried about the deficit try raising taxes. |
| Date | 22:37:25, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Privatize the Media |
| Message | MP: Raising taxes does nothing but hurt the economy. Ridiculous spending needs to be cut! No one watches inferior public stations, anyways. We might as well throw away money in a way that at least is used - welfare or something. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 245 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 355 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Did you know you can change the official name of your nation? All you need to do is draw up a new name that is in accordance with the Nation Renaming Guide, pass a bill proposing the name change with a two-thirds majority and then post a request to Moderation on the "Renaming Requests" thread. You can change city and region names in this way too. |
| Random quote: "When there's a single thief, it's robbery. When there are a thousand thieves, it's taxation. " -Vanya Cohen |