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Bill: The Economic Growth Act.
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Milita and Freedom 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: March 4052
Description[?]:
| To create more economic growth we propose the following: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 15
Current: 15
Proposed: 10
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 50
Current: 15
Proposed: 30
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:57:29, June 29, 2016 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty and Freedom Party | To | Debating the The Economic Growth Act. |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We would like to state that, while we would support a majority of the articles in this bill, we disagree with Article 1, we feel that Article 4 is too drastic and that there should be a more moderate compromise of perhaps 40-45% at least for now, and would like to point out that Article 6 is already up for a vote, and is redundant. If we were to support this bill, we would like to see a counterbill proposed to address these changes. Until our Nationalist colleagues agree to this, we will unfortunately have to oppose this proposal, despite the good intentions and agreeable portions of this bill. -Hon. Sen. Richard Willard Pocock |
| Date | 22:39:00, June 29, 2016 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty and Freedom Party | To | Debating the The Economic Growth Act. |
| Message | *Article 3, apologies |
| Date | 22:51:27, June 29, 2016 CET | From | Beluzian Liberty and Freedom Party | To | Debating the The Economic Growth Act. |
| Message | *Article 3, apologies |
| Date | 23:24:02, June 29, 2016 CET | From | Imperial Alliance | To | Debating the The Economic Growth Act. |
| Message | Madam Speaker, We support most of these proposals, but are voting against this bill because of the removal of all regulations on advertisers. We cannot vote to give the advertisers that much power. Too many of them are unscrupulous enough already. Cosmo Adams Chairman of the Imperial Alliance |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 75 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 675 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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