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Bill: Economic Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Mordusian Worker's Party
Status[?]: passed
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: September 3559
Description[?]:
| It is clear capitalism has failed. The chains of a so called 'free' market enslave the millions of Mordusian workers every day. The economic potential of our nation is billions above where the capitalist bourgeoisie have led us, into a state of oppression of the proletariat, oppression of not only the working classes but all except for the elite. Therefore, this act seeks to reform the Mordusian economy on the path to basic socialist principles, to give this nation chance to lead the world with an egalitarian heart. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: All banks are privately owned.
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 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Exchange rate regime
Old value:: The exchange rate of the national currency is allowed to float, but the government is permitted to intervene when necessary.
Current: The exchange rate of the national currency is allowed to float, but the government is permitted to intervene when necessary.
Proposed: The exchange rate of the national currency is kept within a defined band of fluctuation.
Article 4
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 need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 5
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 acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Proposed: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 8
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 encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:56:10, October 06, 2013 CET | From | Confederation of Democratic Councils | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | We, the assembled people of Occupy Mordusia, have come to a consensus regarding the Economic Reform Act: We strongly support Article 8 (formation of Democratic Workers Councils), Article 7 (right to secondary strike action) and Article 6 (salary cap). But we call on the government to rethink Article 5 (Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations). Instead of being controlled by the state, the industrial corporations should instead become confederations of worker-owned co-operatives. We urge the government to support direct democratic participation at all levels of the economy and government. |
| Date | 17:57:23, October 09, 2013 CET | From | Mordusian Worker's Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | The Mordusian Workers Party seeks to implement government control over essential services, such as energy production or banking, while creating a Market Socialist economy elsewhere run by the worker's. Nationalisation is the first step before democracy can be implemented in the workplace. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 50 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 29 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
| Random fact: It is not allowed to call more than 5 elections in 5 game years in a nation. The default sanction for a player persisting in the early election tactic will be a seat reset. |
| Random quote: "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin." H. L. Mencken |