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Bill: Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party of Hutori
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 4395
Description[?]:
| Article I.) All Current Government Crown Corporations are hereby liquididated. The proceeds from their sale shall be applied directly to the National Debt with remainder invested in the Government Surplus Fund. Article II.) Vital Sectors will be exempt from Anti-Monopoly Rules. Industries defined as Vital Sectors will be judged by the Ministry of Trade & Industry with approval from the House of Parliament. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: There is a state monopoly on prostitution.
Current: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Proposed: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:35:37, May 16, 2018 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker This is the final step to finally jumpstarting the Hutorian Economy. We encourage all members to discuss this Bill though it will be shortly put up for a vote. Caroline Stewart Minister of Trade & Industry MP for Wrightstown New Sertei Chairwoman of the Royalist Progressive Caucus |
| Date | 00:25:21, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Ultrackian Communist Party | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr speaker Not only will this bill legalize private monopolies, Quiete possibly the worst idea his party has thought of yet, but will also denationalize the energy industry, forcing Hutorians to pay for a basic nessecity, and it claims that buy destroying the lives of Hutorian citizens it will jumpstart the economy when in fact it will leave our nation -which is about to massively cut spending- more impoverished then ever before, I suggest that the so called “progressive” wing of the royalist party learn economics before he puts forth such a bill |
| Date | 00:28:05, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Ultrackian Communist Party | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I am sorry for my MP’s outburst, he is a member of a growing radical faction of the party that I am trying to hold back, although we will still vote no we shall try to replace him in the next election with someone less aggressive and confrontational, that is, if they don’t take over the party first. Ultrackius, leader of the USPH |
| Date | 03:10:51, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker To clarify; this does not privatize monopolies, in fact monopolies are still quite forbidden; only sectors declared by the government itself and approved by this Parliament will be given these exemptions. Second we find it laughable how I'll informed the Ultrackians are; the government owns the energy companies; it does not mean energy is free. If energy is free our expenses would be astronomically higher to provide free energy for over one hundred million Hutorians and the various industries and businesses in this nation. Third; I'll let you Mr. Speaker deal with the personal attack I have taken from the Member Opposite questioning my intelligence and my gender; last I checked I am a woman not a man. Caroline Stewart Minister of Trade & Industry MP for Wrightstown New Sertei Chairwoman of the Royalist Progressive Caucus |
| Date | 04:48:06, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, If I may chime in here, I thank the honourable Minister of Trade and Industry for bringing forward a long awaited end to crown corporations that suck money out of our budget, money that could be spent on other vital services. Now, I would like to ask the so-called "member of a radical faction" within the USPH, I say so-called Mr Speaker, because the entire USPH is radical, not just a small group of them, but what I would ask to him is, how does he believe putting industries back into the hands of hard working Hutorians is going to leave us more impoverished than ever? Mr Speaker, this government will take no lessons from socialists who claim to know the first thing about economics. Economics are the last thing I would expect a socialist to know anything about. Mr Speaker, there is an old saying I like to tell people and it goes like this, the difference between a capitalist nation, and a communist nation is the same as the difference between a jacket and a straight jacket. Pascale Rousseau MP for Anslem Centre Chancellor of the Commonwealth of Hutori |
| Date | 05:01:48, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Ultrackian Communist Party | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr speaker, I have already apologized for the actions of my MP, I would like to clarify by radical faction I mean that they want a violent overthrow of the government to create an authotarian state led by there leaders Antarax and Altarax in a cult of personality, they are only one of the many factions being formed in our rapidly splintering party after the assasination of most of our top leadership the day after the elections Ultrackius leader of the USPH |
| Date | 16:09:53, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, I stand by my statement that the USPH are all radicals and not just a small group. Pascale Rousseau MP for Anslem Centre Chancellor of the Commonwealth of Hutori |
| Date | 17:48:52, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker Can we ask why there is opposition from our Coalition Partners in regards to this Bill? Adriana Woodbury Government House Leader MP for Acton Groomsbridge |
| Date | 23:34:10, May 17, 2018 CET | From |  Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, After all the billions we've invested into Adelia Fibre only to see it liquidated would be a tremendous waste. Adelia Fibre provides the fastest network speeds in all of Hutori and is the only fully integrated non-profit FTTP service in the known world. Since we covered the capital costs, it has no debt associated with it. The expenses it does have are covered by subscription fees from both consumers and businesses - we ourselves even pay a subscription for it! For the sake of the Adelian information economy, we advise strongly to not liquidate Adelia Fibre - to do so would mean the end of FTTP service in Adelia, crushing cloud and streaming services that rely on its speeds. For services like network infrastructure that require a great deal of oversight, coordination, and are absolutely essential to any modern economy, non-profit (or "profit neutral") state enterprise has its place. Adelia Fibre has provided a secure platform for private tech startups to grow upon - please don't take that away because other state agencies have mismanaged their resources. - Pete Thompsett Ambassador of the Ataraxian Confederation |
| Date | 23:56:38, May 17, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker As a clarification to the Ataraxian Ambassador.. State Crown Corporations are corporate entities only held by the federal government; Adelia Fibre is technically privately held by the Ataraxian Confederation, the share that was invested Federal Government, the Adelian Provincial government and whatever private citizens offered an investment; what that means is that Adelia Fibre is exempt from this Bill. Even if it weren't, it takes only a single missive from my department to have Adelia Fibre declared a critical or essential service; I promise you now in this House Adelia Fibre is safe. Caroline Stewart Minister of Industry and Trade MP for Wrightstown New Sertei Chairwoman of the Royalist Progressive Caucus |
| Date | 03:25:25, May 18, 2018 CET | From | Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We appreciate the clarification from Industry and Trade Minister Caroline Stewart. - Pete Thompsett Ambassador of the Confederation OOC: Unless I am mistaken, technically Adelia Fibre is in fact a non-profit state enterprise under the Adelia Fibre Project (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=564746). This bill was passed before you returned to Hutori. |
| Date | 03:53:50, May 18, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill R-3: Economic Liberty & Freedom Act |
| Message | OOC: well damn I hadn't been aware of that, or that the Ataraxian Confederation had basically sold the rights to Adelia Fibre to Bekenial, I thank you for the clarification... however that said the Ministry of Trade & Industry could either sell it to the Province of Adelia or gift it back to Ataraxia.. or again declare it a vital service... regardless It doesn't matter as it doesnt look like itll pass |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 196 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 209 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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