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Bill: Laissez-Faire For All! Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Capitalist Party
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: August 2194
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Current: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Proposed: There shall be no direct cash payments to individuals to guarantee a minimum income.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 3
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: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:10:49, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Monarchist Party | To | Debating the Laissez-Faire For All! Act |
| Message | We believe that if presented in a more mature manner we might be drawn to support certain clauses of this proposal. |
| Date | 02:15:00, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Laissez-Faire For All! Act |
| Message | You see, we don't care if bills we make pass. It means more seats for us. That's what you have to learn, young party. |
| Date | 02:58:05, March 03, 2006 CET | From | Monarchist Party | To | Debating the Laissez-Faire For All! Act |
| Message | We believe roleplay is fun. |
| Date | 13:02:58, March 03, 2006 CET | From |  Aloria Green Socialist Party | To | Debating the Laissez-Faire For All! Act |
| Message | ICP don't.. It's a shame.. He plays to win, not to have fun. Pity him. |
| Date | 00:23:52, March 05, 2006 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Laissez-Faire For All! Act |
| Message | Wrong, I do believe that this bill will help Aloria. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 262 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 338 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." - Josef Stalin |