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Bill: Market Restoration Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Reform 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: January 2198
Description[?]:
| An act to rebuild capitalism where it has been smashed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works and for corporate use.
Proposed: The government may not seize private property.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: All power stations are publicly owned.
Current: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
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 4
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: All radio stations are private.
Proposed: All radio stations are private.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Current: All television media are private.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:01:46, March 09, 2006 CET | From |  Parti Communiste Soviétique | To | Debating the Market Restoration Act |
| Message | If it has just been smashed, given that no parties, or their seats have changed, this is hardly going to pass is it? |
| Date | 23:34:48, March 09, 2006 CET | From | Liberal Reform Party | To | Debating the Market Restoration Act |
| Message | There's been an interesting instability in party activity. Probing the edges might have payoffs. |
| Date | 01:38:30, March 10, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Socialists of Endralon | To | Debating the Market Restoration Act |
| Message | Even with the support of all three capitalist parties the bill will fail. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 148 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 173 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 306 |
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