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Bill: Democratic Workplaces Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Arbeiderpartiet (Labour Party)
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: June 3896
Description[?]:
| An Act to provide for subsidies and tax exemptions for democratic workers' councils |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:15:41, August 22, 2015 CET | From | Arbeiderpartiet (Labour Party) | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Labour has always believed that the economy should be run for the benefit of Kazulian workers, not exclusively for the interests of those at the top of the income distribution. As such, today we propose a change in government policy towards democratic workers' councils. We urge the house to pass legislation which will create incentives for participatory democracy in the workplace. Only then can we have an economy that works for all Kazulians. Mamie Horikawa Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 23:23:52, August 22, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, if DWCs are such a great thing, then companies run this way will succeed on the marketplace without governing distorting the rules in their favor. But if even Labour believes that they cannot prevail without subsidies and favoritism, then we are perhaps better advised to stick with the trusted efficiency of private property and individual liberty. Leya Nordahl FV Deputy Leader |
| Date | 23:24:57, August 22, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | *OOC: correction: I meant "government" in the first sentence |
| Date | 23:35:14, August 22, 2015 CET | From | Arbeiderpartiet (Labour Party) | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The fact that efficiency is lifted onto a pedestal and worshipped by the hon. lady [Nordahl] is symptomatic of what is wrong with the FV: it's all about squeezing as much as possible out of workers and then immediately handing it over to those who are most well off. That is not the Labour approach. It is acceptable - our moral obligation, in fact - to sacrifice a bit of efficiency to ensure that the benefits of growth are shared across our whole society, not just the most privileged. Mamie Horikawa Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Date | 23:55:12, August 22, 2015 CET | From | Folkeviljen (FV) | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, We do not know what is wrong with the "invisible hand" approach. Ms. Nordahl pointed out a great argument. For us, all business enterprises including DWCs are equal. What you say might have been correct, if only DWCs were banned in our beloved country. Businesses that are destined to succeed are going to succeed anyways. Spending taxpayers money to keep a specific portion of business enterprises is not such a viable way to guarantee Kazulia's prosperity. Christine Loveskold SD Leader |
| Date | 05:55:38, August 23, 2015 CET | From | Fria Kommunistiska Alliansen | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker I am shocked at what I hear say Viktor Danielsson, who sort of invited himself in the assemble. The only thing your invisible hand of the free market is capable of having are mini-dictatorships, poor workers and environnemental tragedies, all for the shake of lover prices, Men, people are so lazy and they expect to get a place in business just like that, Mr Speaker. that is wrong, very wrong. |
| Date | 11:18:13, August 23, 2015 CET | From | Borgerlig-Demokratiske Union | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Labour demonizing efficiency as a guiding principle of economics shows why the cannot be trusted with doing business. Maximizing production while keeping costs low helps the poor the most as the lower prices resulting from this process save people on low income lots of money, perhaps more than they get from the state in handouts and subsidies. And the fact that as a rich nation our country prefers goods of somewhat high quality, we can be confident that industries will refrain from dumping strategies. Leya Nordahl FV Deputy Leader |
| Date | 18:31:04, August 23, 2015 CET | From | Fria Kommunistiska Alliansen | To | Debating the Democratic Workplaces Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we now know that freedom for the FV are low prices, so having half of our lives taken and swallowed by organisations, including business is somewhat compatible with their version of freedom. Mr Speaker. That party is evil Nathalie Danielsson |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 81 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 58 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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