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Bill: DLVP 3.5: "Small Is Beautiful Initiative"
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dorvische Landvolkpartei
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 4342
Description[?]:
| Many small towns in Dorvik and across northern Artania are suffering from economic malaise. The rise of massive corporate farms has led to the decline of small landholders. In turn, small town shops have been unable to stay open as the number of people supported by the land has declined precipitously. These bad economic times have led to depopulation as many citizens, especially the young and educated, leave for the big cities. Photographer Rudolf Weiß has traveled in one small corner of Miktar and taken these photos in one small town, just one of many: 1. https://thisfragiletent.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/reversing-poverty-require-009.jpg 2. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/02/article-2408624-1B8BA853000005DC-231_964x603.jpg 3. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09/17/article-2038466-0DEFF7AA00000578-196_634x419.jpg In picture 3, local DLVP politician Cäcilius Hopp stands in front of just one of the many abandoned small farms in his district. The recent "1 Million New Businesses Initiative" (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=555923), while yet to be funded, has allowed great opportunity for small town businesses to get back on their feet. However, they need more foot traffic through their doors. Therefore, the DLVP, wishes for the national government, alongside provincial and local governments, to create a fund (through a series of advertising, tax incentives, and grants) that will encourage a "return" to the small towns of Dorvik. All of the nation's small towns should be studied by a Ministry of the Interior study (by looking at demographics, poverty levels, welfare rolls, age, financial stability, and social service availability) and classified as "Critically Endangered", "Endangered", "Vulnerable", "Near Threatened", "Single-business Dependent" or "Least Concern". Those classified "Critically Endangered", "Endangered", "Vulnerable", or "Near Threatened" should become eligible for tiered assistance in moving families and entrepreneurs to their locations. Families, should be encouraged to take up residence and improve on rural or small town properties; they are to receive tax incentives for improving the and making them livable once again. Likewise, new businesses should be encouraged through various means to move to these small towns to provide goods and services for the growing populations. Integration aid may be needed for families that move from larger cities to smaller towns deemed "Endangered" by the Ministry of the Interior study. decide to return which should be provided through the Ministry of Health & Social Services. The DLVP believes that the full funding of this will require Ɖ9 billion over three years (although this may vary) and asks the government to provide Ɖ3.5 billion in funding (between the Ministries of Health & Social services and the Interior). |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:11:08, January 30, 2018 CET | From | Hosian-Konservative Allianz | To | Debating the DLVP 3.5: "Small Is Beautiful Initiative" |
| Message | The Ministry of Health and Social Services alongside the Ministry of the Interior have no place in such a venture. The Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport would likely be the ones to split the cost of such a venture. The Ministry of the Interior could indeed commission the study and form a commission with aforementioned ministries, but the sphere of such an economic project is not that of the MHSS and the MoI. Johannes Augustus von Rohr-Mauss, SNP State Council Leader |
| Date | 04:33:11, January 30, 2018 CET | From | Dorvische Landvolkpartei | To | Debating the DLVP 3.5: "Small Is Beautiful Initiative" |
| Message | "Integration aid may be needed for families" would not be under the jurisdiction of the MHSS? Seems only logical to give a ministry involved with social services oversight of a social service. Are these the only objections the SNP has to this Initiative - simple jurisdictional issues? If so, the DLVP would be happy to modify the Initiative to reflect such changes. Krista Edith Ilse von Loë DLVP Chairwoman |
| Date | 12:37:11, February 01, 2018 CET | From | Dorvische Kommunistische Partei | To | Debating the DLVP 3.5: "Small Is Beautiful Initiative" |
| Message | This looks like free hand-outs for greedy exploitative capitalists trying to make as much profit as possible. Klaus Erdmann (General Secretary of the Dorvish Communist Party) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 599 | ||||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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