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Bill: Free Market Act, October 4237
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alliance Canrillaise
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: June 4238
Description[?]:
| The Alliance Canrillaise believes in a free market economy where capitalism decides who is smart and who is poor. We ought to allow natural selection to take its place within our economic systems, and not have the government interfere with the economics of Rildanor. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates and owns all banks.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Current: Foreign nationals may only be employed in circumstances where the government has determined there is a labour shortage.
Proposed: Foreign nationals may seek employment but with inferior legal employment protections and benefits to native citizens.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Current: Only government-run trade unions exist and membership in them is compulsory.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to the production of pornography.
Old value:: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Current: The production of pornography is legal, but regulated.
Proposed: The production of pornography is treated as any other business.
Article 10
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: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Proposed: The matter of sales of recreational drugs is handled by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:19:08, July 07, 2017 CET | From | Parti Populaire Aurorienne | To | Debating the Free Market Act, October 4237 |
| Message | We in the Aurorian People's Party also believe in the free market however we cannot support the legalisation of cannabis and gambling. Both are sinful and should not be permitted in an advanced society. Jessica d'Orléans-Vasser Leader of the Aurorian People's Party |
| Date | 20:31:38, July 07, 2017 CET | From | Bloc Royaliste | To | Debating the Free Market Act, October 4237 |
| Message | The PLN adoes not agree with Article 8 of such bill. The PLN believes in most of these articles, but number Eight is a no. Liven Hall Minister of Finance of Parti Libéral National |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 33 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 42 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson |