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Bill: Private Stimulus Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Whig 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: September 4206
Description[?]:
| The free market must be given room to breathe, we can never expect to see a day where Rutania has a flourishing free market again if the government maintains policies that explicitly limit and restrict the expansion and success of Free Enterprise. We ask the Peoples Assembly to stand with us and lift the burden of over-regulation Elmer Clark Former President of Rutania Whig Party Chairman |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 3
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 4
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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
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 | 19:02:41, May 04, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Private Stimulus Act |
| Message | open to debate |
| Date | 19:48:58, May 04, 2017 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Private Stimulus Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Libertarian Party cannot agree with article 2 (on advertising) or article 4 (on monopolies). We do however agree with article 1 and 3. Brannon Anderson, Leader Libertarian Party |
| Date | 20:25:17, May 04, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Private Stimulus Act |
| Message | We have revised article 2 |
| Date | 00:57:35, May 05, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Private Stimulus Act |
| Message | We also revised the provision on monopolies in consideration of the election results |
| Date | 01:20:34, May 05, 2017 CET | From | Project Rutania | To | Debating the Private Stimulus Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The Whigs claim to want to build a free market, and yet are pushing for changes to our anti-monopoly laws that would do the exact opposite of freeing the markets. Mr. Speaker, it begs that question: is it the free market the Whigs want, or crony corporate capitalism to the benefit of their well connected friends? Gabriel Nadal-Wood Co-Spokesperson of the Eco-Socialists |
| Date | 17:00:51, May 05, 2017 CET | From | Whig Party | To | Debating the Private Stimulus Act |
| Message | "Freedom and Prosperity is what the Whig Party wants and that is something we seek for all Rutania, my colleague Mr. Nadal-Wood makes a somewhat valid point, this bill would free up the market a bit more however the bill doesn't specify which sectors monopolies would be forbidden in, we shall introduce separate legislation to do so. Elmer Clark Former President Whig Party Chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 424 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 243 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 57 |
| Random fact: It is forbidden to impersonate a player or Moderator. |
| Random quote: "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln |