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Bill: Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts
Details
Submitted by[?]: Front Canrillaise
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: December 2193
Description[?]:
| An act to reduce spending and free up the markets. See the following articles: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 5
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 single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Proposed: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:56:12, March 01, 2006 CET | From |  Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | Do the CC parties want anything changed or dropped? I am more than willing to compromise in order to get the bulk of this bill passed. |
| Date | 01:16:56, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | I want all of this dropped. It's disgusting. |
| Date | 05:25:24, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Beach Party | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | Even though I know we need to cut spending I want to keep 1 and 7 for the time being. |
| Date | 05:59:19, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | 1 and 7 are dropped. Any other reservations from the other two parties? I excluded any environment-related bills to keep the DEP satisfied so I hope they will find nothing wrong with this bill. |
| Date | 09:53:42, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Devout Ecologists Party | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | I'm not really for liberalization of certain markets, and you know that. The market category is even reported as "Extreme Regulator" on my party page, I don't know really why though.. anyway, I'm against privatisising the energy grid, and what is wrong with a national tv/radio working beside private stations? The national tv/radio is educational and informational. Getting rid of defence obviously didn't work last time, so I don't care in particular if the state rules it or is private, so I am fine with the proposal. Farm size I can live with what you want, though I think letting it be left up to the local government is best due to possible different situations. Minimum wage, pension, phone and secondary strike is ok as proposed. |
| Date | 13:55:31, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Beach Party | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | The national tv/radio is a budget cut so we don't have to have 100% income tax :) |
| Date | 14:42:54, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Devout Ecologists Party | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | Well, you can just cut the subsidy instead of getting rid of it.. |
| Date | 17:25:14, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Front Canrillaise | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | I took out the energy grid bill. If I understood you correctly then I assume you will have no problem if I keep the rest to be voted on. |
| Date | 21:25:08, March 01, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Socialist Party (RDL) | To | Debating the Liberalization of the Markets and Moderate Spending Cuts |
| Message | well, a very class conscious bill indeed |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 409 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 155 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
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