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Bill: Nationalization Act 3580
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Defense Front
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: January 3581
Description[?]:
| Lodamun can't become powerful if it doesn't have full control over it's most important functions. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Firefighting services.
Old value:: The government competitively subcontracts firefighting services.
Current: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Proposed: There is a national fire department, funded by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
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 Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are owned by the state.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television stations are owned by the state.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy in respect to highways.
Old value:: All highway projects are undertaken by contracted firms.
Current: There is a national highway system constructed and maintained by the national government, and local systems by local governments.
Proposed: A national highway infrastructure is constructed and maintained by the government.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: The government competitively subcontracts security management to private security firms.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:48:05, November 22, 2013 CET | From |  Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Nationalization Act 3580 |
| Message | The position of the Nationalists on these things is simply this, Mr. Speaker... We implemented a "Contract" based economy setup. We keep the actual services private. All buyers and sellers of goods are private entities, but the government remains as their medium of interaction. The government controls the network within which all private firms interact. The government has control over the economy and the various functions of different parts of society, but it simply leaves the work and technical details up to these firms. These private firms have to compete for government contracts, ensuring efficiency. If a central government monopolises everything, we get a bloated public sector with lazy bureaucrats. Instead of having a big public sector, we have a big private sector and ensure that we control it. -- Paul Fertig, Chairman of the NRG, President of Lodamun |
| Date | 16:05:40, November 22, 2013 CET | From | Great National Republican Guard | To | Debating the Nationalization Act 3580 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, I would like to add this point to the discussion: In contrast to most other countries, Lodamun has a lot of control over the economy and services. http://classic.particracy.net/viewvariable.php?variable=INDUSTRY_REGULATION -- Mark Adams, Trade/Industry Minister |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 13 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 418 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 168 |
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