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Bill: Economy Act of 3869
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sosialistisk Venstreparti of Kazulia
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: August 3870
Description[?]:
| This bill will nationalize the banks of Kazulia, increase the corporate tax rate to 75%, allow our national currency to float while allowing the government to intervene in the case of an emergency, remove the prohibition on industrial hemp, increase the luxury goods tax to 50%, prohibit monopolies, legalize prostitution, and provide for universal union membership for the workers of this great nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 60
Current: 25
Proposed: 75
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Exchange rate regime
Old value:: The exchange rate of the national currency is kept within a defined band of fluctuation.
Current: The exchange rate of the national currency is fixed by the government.
Proposed: The exchange rate of the national currency is allowed to float, but the government is permitted to intervene when necessary.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Current: Only regulated agribusinesses may produce industrial hemp.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 25
Current: 20
Proposed: 50
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Current: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Proposed: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
| Random quote: "History is made by angry minorities, not by passive majorities." - Fareed Zakaria |