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Bill: The Industry Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal 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: February 3961
Description[?]:
| Private initiative and the competition between different companies creates a better economy. It lowers prices and creates innovation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
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 | 14:57:39, December 30, 2015 CET | From | Partito Comunista Istaliano | To | Debating the The Industry Act |
| Message | We think that important industries, such as public transport, water, electricity, telephone, oil and fuel, must be state-owned, because they provide useful services. |
| Date | 17:20:10, December 30, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the The Industry Act |
| Message | The free market can provide this services just as good. If there is demand the services will be provided. |
| Date | 21:51:54, December 30, 2015 CET | From | Partito della Rivoluzione Democratica | To | Debating the The Industry Act |
| Message | The difference lies in the degree of affordability. Without any government interference, there is no guarantee that poorer families are able to access these services -- the wealthy would alone set the prices under the system you propose. It's important to keep capitalism in check; even liberals should see that. |
| Date | 15:30:36, December 31, 2015 CET | From | Liberal Party | To | Debating the The Industry Act |
| Message | Competition is able to lower prices. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 80 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 320 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Depressions and mass unemployment are not caused by the free market but by government interference in the economy." - Ludwig von Mises |