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Bill: Agricultural Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Farmers' 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 2178
Description[?]:
| Farmers don't want hand outs; they want free trade and less government red tape. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Current: Agricultural crops which are considered beneficial to the enviroment or to the continued ecological safety of the state are subsidized.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:44:44, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Habonim Dror | To | Debating the Agricultural Reform Bill |
| Message | What nonsense. |
| Date | 05:26:17, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Judean People's Front | To | Debating the Agricultural Reform Bill |
| Message | "Farmers don't want hand outs; they want free trade and less government red tape." I happen to disagree. That is what all special interest grooups want. Less free trade, more monopoly, and free government hand outs. HOWEVER, I completely agree with this freakin bullshiite muslims regarding the issue of farmer subsidies. I dont know when this communist controlled government passed this whoozy of a bill through, but it should IMMEDIATELY be repealed. |
| Date | 05:33:18, January 29, 2006 CET | From | National Farmers' Party | To | Debating the Agricultural Reform Bill |
| Message | "I happen to disagree. That is what all special interest grooups want. Less free trade, more monopoly, and free government hand outs." Well considering that most farmers are in the high tax brackets, they pay for their own subsidies hence they are relatively pointless, and it creates a risk of other nations imposing tariffs on our farmers’ produce. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 16 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 68 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
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