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Bill: Break Up Monopolies Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: 変化する (Change)
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: July 4414
Description[?]:
Monopolies are a threat to small and medium-size bussinesses and destroy the idea of free market and economic competition the right advocates so much. For us to have real competition, lower costs and more diversity of choice, we must break up monopolies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Current: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 19:46:08, June 21, 2018 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | I don't think the socialist Change party has any right to criticize on the basis of the free market which is something they despise and we believe don't really understand. Only a small number of our party supports this legislation as most believe the free market regulates itself. Many in our party also find it ironic your party opposes monopolies in the private sphere but not in relation to the government, of which your party seems to readily support. National Council of the Jiyū Party of Sekowo (自由党) |
Date | 20:01:20, June 21, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | We believe control over healthcare, education and other essential services not to be harmful monopolies. We believe economic monopolies to be harmful. Healthcare and education are services that shouldn't provide profits but should instead fully focus on the needs of the people. Different from other industries that we believe to not be immoral to get profits out of. We are against the current free market but we believe in a free market where small and medium-size businesses have a place at the table and have the possibility to compete with others. That's what we believe to be the free market, one that is controlled by the government to guarantee there's competition and everyone has the right to get enough money to have good lives. We also believe that providing essential services to people is a way of making them more capable of creating their own businesses and bringing innovation to our economy and our companies. This isn't the classical definition of free market but it's ours and we believe it to be the only way of guaranteeing what we envision in terms of equality, human dignity and economic competition. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
Date | 20:03:57, June 21, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | We however will change our proposal so just some specific sectors of the economy are affected despite us not thinking that healthcare, education and other essential services are considered part of the economy but part of our society and what we are as a people. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
Date | 10:46:54, June 22, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | Taking into account we're quite close to the election and after that this bill returns to the debate stage, we are now moving into voting procedures despite no opinion states by the People's Party. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
Date | 11:36:04, June 22, 2018 CET | From | Jiyū Party of Sekouo (自由党) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | "It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it." National Council of the Jiyū Party of Sekowo (自由党) |
Date | 15:27:22, June 22, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | We can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals and medication but we don't do it by giving all the power to the private sector that only cares about profits. It's not a government bureaucracy. It's the government ensuring all citizens have the same opportunities to achieve success and live with dignity. People can't have dignity in their lives if they can't afford basic things like healthcare or education. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
Date | 02:28:10, June 25, 2018 CET | From | 変化する (Change) | To | Debating the Break Up Monopolies Act |
Message | Due to the fact the People's Party hasn't been online for 4 days, we'll now move into voting procedures as we can't wait any longer for an opinion that may not even come. Saki Hamasaki, Spokesperson of Change |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes |
Total Seats: 58 | ||
no | Total Seats: 74 | ||
abstain |
Total Seats: 45 |
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