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Bill: Economic Justice Act of 2167
Details
Submitted by[?]: I Love Everyone!
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: April 2168
Description[?]:
| A bill to promote economic justice in the Commonwealth of Egelion. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:27:37, January 07, 2006 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Economic Justice Act of 2167 |
| Message | Why the hell shouldn't a child be able to get a paper round or a saturday job? |
| Date | 23:06:39, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Economic Justice Act of 2167 |
| Message | Why the hell should a child be able to work in a maquila? Why must they suffer only for a few fat-cat politicians and business owners? |
| Date | 00:04:45, January 08, 2006 CET | From | National Party | To | Debating the Economic Justice Act of 2167 |
| Message | That makes no sense, child labour has additional regulations, so that they can't work long hours, since when has a paper round been propping up fat cats? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 358 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 30 |
| Random fact: In general, role-play requires the consent of all players. |
| Random quote: "Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." - Plato |