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Bill: The Economic Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Party for Freedom and Liberty
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 4229
Description[?]:
| To improve our economy by reducing regulations on businesses |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 2
Current: 20
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals may seek employment but with inferior legal employment protections and benefits to native citizens.
Current: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Proposed: Local governments determine the law with regards to the employment of foreign nationals.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 21
Proposed: 0
Article 5
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 to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).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 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: Pornography may not be produced in the nation.
Current: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Proposed: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is illegal.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.
Current: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.
Proposed: Sales of recreational drugs is completely unregulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:55:24, June 19, 2017 CET | From | White Rose | To | Debating the The Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, It is frustrating that they jumble so many aspects into a single bill, areas that have no correspondence to each other. James Stinson Foreign Secretary Deputy Leader of the RCP |
| Date | 02:06:37, June 19, 2017 CET | From | Lightbulb Party | To | Debating the The Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The country's people are not comfortable with this degree of deregulation or permissiveness on civil rights. It also contradicts the country's demand for strong morals. Nerp - Poobah |
| Date | 14:47:00, June 19, 2017 CET | From | The Party for Freedom and Liberty | To | Debating the The Economic Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Party takes into account the Conservative Party's suggestions and will take them into account in the future. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 313 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 65 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "How we can possibly be giving £1bn a month, when we're in this sort of debt, to Bongo Bongo Land is completely beyond me." - Godfrey Bloom |