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Bill: P.d.l. 02/4290 - Another way for another Istalia
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alleanza Radicale - NCD
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: May 4291
Description[?]:
Stefano Romulani, Whip of LP: "many inside LP today want try to take another way to manage our nation, to offer opportunities, services and dignity to our citizens, all our citizens. This is our proposal, the proposal of the leftist caucus of LP". |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for all citizens.
Current: Health care is entirely private.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Central Bank oversight and regulation (if a central bank exists)
Old value:: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Current: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Proposed: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank but does not otherwise interfere in its operations.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change A law on employers' obligations with regards to social security contributions.
Old value:: Payroll contributions are not mandatory but the government grants tax incentives to providers.
Current: Employers are not required to cover payroll contributions.
Proposed: All enterprises are required to cover basic payroll contributions for their employees.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: Pensions are illegal, and retirements are banned. Individuals must work until point of total and permanent physical exhaustion.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 69
Current: 67
Proposed: 65
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government leaves the development and funding of vocational schools and colleges up to local governments.
Current: The government does not maintain any forms of higher education.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may not seize private property.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 13:41:40, October 21, 2017 CET | From | Partito Nazionale Democratico | To | Debating the P.d.l. 02/4290 - Another way for another Istalia |
Message | Luciana Vespa, PNP Leader, We agree with articles 9 and 10, the rest is economic suicide, except article 16, which is beyond suicide. It is coercion of our citizens! No government should have the power to seize private property unless the owner broke the law and the it is justified confiscation. In all other cases, not even for ‘vital’ government works, should the government be able to even TOUCH private, property. No compensation will be enough to reflect the time, effort and eergy put into the development of the private property. To be taken like that, at will, is truly dictatorial. Thank you and we urge every party to vote against this bill, in particular the CC which is in coalition with these maniacs. |
Date | 14:59:26, October 21, 2017 CET | From | Alleanza Radicale - NCD | To | Debating the P.d.l. 02/4290 - Another way for another Istalia |
Message | Stefano Romulani, Whip of LP: "Mrs Vespa, we can, we must accept your critics, but these are not request from some 'maniacs', these are request from a part of our population. Many MPs of LP this term have been elected as spokepersons of a part of the istalians that for decades had not a voice into this parliament. For a century Istalia is following a one way paradigm about its social-economic policies and tofay it is showing its limits. The immigration troubles, the economic and social difficulties of even more low income people, the desires of some minorities to leave the Republic feed also by these problems, probably the historical record of the low level of our services... This is the electoral proposal of some of us, we are the first to not think that this bill will pass, but we need reforms, maybe not so fast and all together, but we need to start another path! Many among them things to this and in the last seven or six years we are seeing the foundation of new parties which believe in the same necessity. These persons are not maniacs, these persons are istalians which desires a better istalia, a better future, probably seek of the power of the wealthy and powerfull ones, the most protected, the "most free" of our society, probably now disappointed by this "national paradigma" which for the glorification of the individual has forgotten the society, the collectivity, the people. " |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||||
yes | Total Seats: 70 | |||||
no |
Total Seats: 285 | |||||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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