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Bill: Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party
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: February 4341
Description[?]:
| The government will immediately seize control of defence industries and create a payment plan in order to reimburse former owners of these industries. the costs will increase defence spending by 35bn over the next 3 years. Reasons for this bill --------------------------- 1. Removing the profit motive of war will decrease and/or remove the incentive to go to war. 2. It will decrease the costs of future investments in military research and equipment as we are removing the "shareholders slice". 3. Give government more control over research projects in order to fund research which will be both good for defence and economy overall. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:23:06, January 27, 2018 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | We are asking all parties to raise concerns before we put this to a vote. If parties do not express any counter debate or concerns we will assume full support and go straight to a vote. Bill Forrest Leader fo the TUSC |
| Date | 01:47:34, January 28, 2018 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | How will giving the state more control over the defense industry make it more efficient? |
| Date | 17:17:56, January 28, 2018 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | It will remove the profit motive behind war. War shouldn't be driven by profit |
| Date | 20:09:22, January 28, 2018 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | The state will also be able to produce military equipment for much less as there would be no need to hike prices for profit. We will aim to maintain the current CEO's and management in order to ensure we are getting the best of the private sector knowledge and public sector ethos. |
| Date | 15:17:47, January 29, 2018 CET | From | National Republican Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | Giving the government control over the defense industry will cause more bureaucracy. When there is more bureaucracy there is a less efficient use of resources. We also need defense industries to be privately owned so they will be forced by the market to produce better equipment or they will loss business to a rival company. |
| Date | 15:34:08, January 29, 2018 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | We promise that these companies will be run as they are now. It's just that instead of these profits going into the pockets of the 1%, the profits will be used to cut taxes on the working and middle-class |
| Date | 15:41:04, January 29, 2018 CET | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Nationalisation of Defence Industry Act 4339 |
| Message | Market forces do not improve anything. It's a complete myth to suggest it. Research is already funded by the taxpayer and the government will still have incentives to improve tech and equipment as we can sell to foreign governments in the future. Free markets are good at delivering some things, but defence industries aren't one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 521 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 229 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy is set in the fictional world of Terra, which mirrors the real world of today and yet is not quite like it. |
| Random quote: "There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." - Alexis de Tocqueville |