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Bill: UMR-02: Fair Economics Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union für eine Meritokratische Republik
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: April 4410
Description[?]:
| Democratic Worker's Councils have their positives and negatives, but we believe it to be unfair to force all business to be ran by them. They are suited to certain situations, but it is wisest to leave the choice over management to the businesses themselves. Industry is an important part of our economy, and requires strong and sturdy regulation. However, the government itself often doesn't understand the nuances of every sector or industry, and bureaucracy is an often inefficient way of managing an industry. It would be better for those using these industries to have fruitful competition to drive better quality products and better quality services. Closed, agency and union shops are unfair to workers and restrict the environments in which they can work. They force and control workers to enter a specific business, which makes work less flexible and decreases worker satisfaction. It is better to give more choice to employees, rather than having to force upon them more workplace restrictions. Anna Bernhoeft Finance Spokesperson for the UMR |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Proposed: Only open shops are legal.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
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 Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:00:57, June 16, 2018 CET | From | Revolutionäre Sozialistische Partei | To | Debating the UMR-02: Fair Economics Bill |
| Message | Over the last few decades it has been proven that worker led industry and workplace has increased productivity and has gave us an immense surplus for our economy. Not realizing these accomplishments is a serious mistake. Kuno Rottmann Vorsitzender des Ministerrates |
| Date | 17:18:26, June 16, 2018 CET | From | Union für eine Meritokratische Republik | To | Debating the UMR-02: Fair Economics Bill |
| Message | The government has a large surplus because it refuses to invest more in education, infrastructure and justice - not because of worker-led industry. The current economic growth is neither miraculous nor strange, and has been replicated and oftentimes beaten by previous non-socialist governments. Anna Bernhoeft Finance Spokesperson for the UMR |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 50 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 549 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Hundreds of vessels were lost while traversing the cold waters of the Sea of Lost Souls. It is located between Seleya and Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Democracy is more dangerous than fire. Fire can't vote itself immune to water." - Michael Z. Williamson |