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Bill: A New Deal for Pontesi
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social-Nationalist 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: November 4201
Description[?]:
We propose considerable reform. Workers shall only be allowed to work for 48 hours per week. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Proposed: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is mandatory; all children must seek employment.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 4
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 state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Current: A single private company owns and maintains the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single privately owned national TOC.
Current: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Proposed: Private companies operate regional TOC's. The national service is provided by a publicly owned, national TOC.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Current: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Article 10
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 does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to 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 | 22:01:22, April 24, 2017 CET | From | The Party of Defense | To | Debating the A New Deal for Pontesi |
Message | Article 9 of this documentation is literally what collectivization is! The problem with this is that in our country, we are against the death of our own citizens to either foreign or domestic government's hands. This bill, specifically Article 9, will attack our country in its ability to keep the government out of the farms of our country. We stand for the defense of all our people's, not just those who are in big cities. I urge you to repeal Article 9 in favor of the current law. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes |
Total Seats: 300 | ||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: "OOC", "IC" and "IG" are commonly-used acronyms in Particracy. "OOC" refers to comments, discussions and actions which are out-of-character, meaning they are done player-to-player rather than party-to-party. "IC" refers to in-character interactions (ie. party-to-party). Similarly, "IG" means in-game, although this term may also simply refer to what happens in the actual game interface, as opposed to on the forum or elsewhere. "RP" just means "role-play". |
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