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Bill: Evil Capitalist Act -2169-
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal-Progressive Union
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 2170
Description[?]:
| 1) Prevents government intervention in the market and eliminates any form of subsidies/relief to industries. 2) Also returns the defence industry to private companies and eliminates all government subsidies. |
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: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
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 subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:34:04, January 12, 2006 CET | From | National Imperial Hobrazian Front | To | Debating the Evil Capitalist Act -2169- |
| Message | That would be a foolish measure to take right before war (which btw seems to have slowed down...). |
| Date | 04:38:36, January 12, 2006 CET | From |  Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Evil Capitalist Act -2169- |
| Message | Why would state owned defence industries be a better option during war? It's the governments area to wage or declare war but not own the military producing tools to do so. I will send this to vote due to elections in 10 months, just to be safe. |
| Date | 14:48:45, January 12, 2006 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Evil Capitalist Act -2169- |
| Message | Ok, in relation to the defence industries, the current position is the best, not just in war but would be highly recommended should one occur. The reasoning behind that is it allows for the public and private sectors to concentrate on specific areas without interfering with each others operations. The public sector would concentrate on maintenance and production of existing military equipment, with a suplimentary role in researching new more advanced equipment. The private sector would do the opposite, with production being their primary position (it's where their money is made afterall) but with maintenance the lowest priority and development being much higher in the agenda (new more powerful military equipment = increased military expenditure on their products). In relation to the Industry regulation, removing the governments ability to nationalise vital industries is just foolish, and extremely bad for the economy. Currently, we are supplying our education through the private sector. If a school closes those children must still be taught, but who will do it? If an electricity provider for the national grid closes due to inefficiencies, who then provides the power? The thoery that private industry will take over these industries is fine in the long term, but in the short term those services must be provided and until a company can be found to operate those services then it must be the governments responsibility to provide those *vital* services. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 209 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 75 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 116 |
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