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Bill: Free Market Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom 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: July 2164
Description[?]:
| Completing what was started. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Proposed: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government supplies free pharmaceutical drugs to those on low incomes.
Current: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:15:27, December 30, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | wtf? no min wage? this is to f*** up our visibilities! |
| Date | 00:30:24, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Not at all. We see your principles shine through wonderfully, however. |
| Date | 01:46:23, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | I'm for everything there but abolishing the minimum wage. If I vote no, it'll really mess up my visibilities. Same with abstaining. So I'll just have to vote yes and vow revenge after the elections. |
| Date | 04:45:22, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Memorare Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | see, thats stupid. just stupid you voting for this ICP. This is a stupid stupid bill. You make me want to puke my guts out. |
| Date | 05:01:39, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | The Freedom Party wishes it to be known that it is sorry that the ICP does not agree with the FP's opinion concerning the minimum wage and that it would be folly to attempt to "f*** up our visibilities". |
| Date | 05:10:13, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | Well, you put 4 bills together. I am horribly against no minimum wage, but for the other 3. If I vote no, my views are horribly messed up and I have no time to fix 'em before the election. I figure I might as well vote yes. If it passes I repeal it the second the elections are over. |
| Date | 05:10:48, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | The minimum wage part. Please stop making bills with more than 3 clauses. It does nothing but mess up visibilities. I stopped doing it. |
| Date | 14:48:06, December 31, 2005 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | What I'm saying is that it's better to pass 4 and repeal 1 then vote down 4 and then put 2 or 3 up to vote... |
| Date | 04:01:13, January 01, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Free Market Act |
| Message | It would have passed if HCP and CNP didn't abstain. Stupid computer problems, I recommend reproposing it when both are back. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 136 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 280 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 184 |
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