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Bill: Increasing Food Yield for Consumption and Expanding the Labour Force
Details
Submitted by[?]: Haruzuterēchisuku Refonpātī
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: November 4313
Description[?]:
| Party Members, The Reichskanzler has instructed me to outline his plan for obtaining better food yields and to help feed our brave armed forces at this difficult time. We must firstly reduce the costly and time consuming regulations on food products; it is imperative we deal with hunger first and, as such, legislation must be placed on the back burner until a time when food is not so scarce. Secondly, we must look to increase our labour force to complement the teams of Class C citizens working the land. We therefore believe that the current child labour laws should be removed thus allowing people under the age of 18 to work in the same way as adults. To this end, we would propose that every boy, aged between 11 and 15 (15 being the age at which they are currently conscripted), be put to work in agriculture and every girl, 12 to 18, in armament factories. The Reichskanzler is certain this will allow these young people to share in the patriotic fervour of the nation and experience great pride, safe in the knowledge they are doing their bit for the war effort. Otto Zunke Minister of Internal Affairs |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed and it is subjected to the same regulations as adult labour.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:15:41, December 05, 2017 CET | From |  HDV-Doumeitō | To | Debating the Increasing Food Yield for Consumption and Expanding the Labour Force |
| Message | Herr Innenminister, With all due respect to the Reichskanzler, I cannot in good conscience consent to child labour. It is downright inhumane and contrary to the teachings of the Hosian faith. Bishop Ludwig Kohlmann Parteimitglied |
| Date | 16:13:00, December 05, 2017 CET | From | Haruzuterēchisuku Refonpātī | To | Debating the Increasing Food Yield for Consumption and Expanding the Labour Force |
| Message | And what would the Lord say if we allowed our soldiers to starve or we capitulated to a god-forsaken enemy, Right Reverend Bishop Kohlmann? No, we must all be prepared to do our duty for our country - whatever that entails. Otto Zunke Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Date | 19:15:12, December 05, 2017 CET | From | HDV-Doumeitō | To | Debating the Increasing Food Yield for Consumption and Expanding the Labour Force |
| Message | Well, Herr Innenminister, a man less skilled in exegesis would say that the Lord would say "Sheathe thy sword, for they that live by the sword will thy thusly." Bishop Ludwig Kohlmann |
| Date | 10:40:20, December 06, 2017 CET | From | Haruzuterēchisuku Refonpātī | To | Debating the Increasing Food Yield for Consumption and Expanding the Labour Force |
| Message | Indeed, Bishop Kohlmann... and you may well be right. Unfortunately, we are where we are, and if you will indulge my amateurish theological ramblings, it seems we must reap what we have sown - for the enemy is now not prepared to turn the other cheek. Otto Zunke Minister of Internal Affairs (OOC: It is clear from the cynical inflection used that Zunke is not entirely on message) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 38 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 19 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 18 |
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