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Bill: Further Economic Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Demokratische Partei Dundorfs
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: May 4357
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns all 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 Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Current: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Proposed: Health care is entirely private.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is a matter of local governments.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 6
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: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign embassies.
Old value:: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Current: Foreign countries may establish an embassy after obtaining approval from the Foreign Office.
Proposed: Any other country may establish an embassy on national soil.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Travel by nationals to foreign nations
Old value:: The nation issues passports to nationals after an invasive security check.
Current: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Proposed: The nation issues passports on demand for any reason to its nationals
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: All power stations are publicly owned.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The state does not provide child benefit.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:05:42, March 02, 2018 CET | From | Demokratische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Further Economic Reform |
| Message | In fairness I don’t expect this bill to pass. It is more of a positioning bill than anything given my party has drifted on issue positions as a result of some moderate/compromise votes recently. |
| Date | 15:30:04, March 02, 2018 CET | From | Volks Sozialistische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Further Economic Reform |
| Message | only article 8,11,13 is accepted by my party.after that you did not give time to debate, that's why we vote against. |
| Date | 11:53:33, March 03, 2018 CET | From | Volks Sozialistische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the Further Economic Reform |
| Message | for reasons of state security, the state must rule the entire defense industry. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 200 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 305 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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