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Bill: Economic Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Royalist 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: December 4212
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, In order to reform our economy for the better. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions are illegal.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Only open shops are legal.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: Democratic Workers' Councils are not permitted to run a business.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to 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 | 13:12:29, May 17, 2017 CET | From | Royalist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Mr.Speaker, We do not agree with Article 2, Otherwise we agree with all other articles. Alice Harper, Labour Leader |
| Date | 13:34:52, May 17, 2017 CET | From | Royalist Liberal Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, Our Party will Vote yes for now. Alice Harper |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 29 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 225 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 42 |
| Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
| Random quote: "It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways." - Buddha |