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Bill: 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave
Details
Submitted by[?]: Volks Sozialistische 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: March 4426
Description[?]:
| This bill is truly needed for restoring true freedom in our nation and end destroying our economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 15
Current: 18
Proposed: 30
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 15
Current: 20
Proposed: 30
Article 4
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: Union shops and agency shops are legal, but closed shops are not.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Current: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Proposed: Chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: The fishing industry is nationalised, and the government sets production levels.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Current: Whaling is illegal.
Proposed: Whaling is illegal.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Freedom of information law.
Old value:: Classified files are released after a set period of time provided doing so is not deemed to endanger national security.
Current: Classified files are released after a set period of time.
Proposed: Classified files are released after a set period of time.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Only closely related trade unions can walk out on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Proposed: Trade unions are not required by law to hold a ballot before striking.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to adultery.
Old value:: Adultery is legal.
Current: Adultery is legal.
Proposed: There is no explicit government policy on adultery.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Protection of original works of technology and arts.
Old value:: Works of techology and art have limited copy protection.
Current: Works of technology and art are protected by copyright.
Proposed: Technology and art are part of the commons and are not protected by copyright.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The legality of dueling.
Old value:: Dueling is illegal.
Current: Dueling is illegal.
Proposed: Dueling is legal and regulated.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 16
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: The government sets compulsory quotas for hiring women, minorities and marginalized groups.
Article 17
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 18
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 19
Proposal[?] to change Central Bank oversight and regulation (if a central bank exists)
Old value:: The central bank is an entirely independent agency of the government.
Current: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank and can interfere with its operations.
Proposed: The central bank is underneath the direct oversight of the Ministry of Finance.
Article 20
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 21
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 22
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: Labour unions and organizations of employers negotiate a salary cap.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: The government enforces a salary cap.
Article 23
Proposal[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.
Old value:: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Current: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Proposed: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Article 24
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:29:07, July 14, 2018 CET | From | Nationale Konservative Partei | To | Debating the 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave |
| Message | No. |
| Date | 11:49:02, July 14, 2018 CET | From | Volks Sozialistische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave |
| Message | yes !. long live socialism !, long live democracy !, long live freedom ! |
| Date | 10:29:27, July 15, 2018 CET | From | Nationale Konservative Partei | To | Debating the 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave |
| Message | Socialism is neither of those. 😂😂😂 |
| Date | 11:03:23, July 15, 2018 CET | From | Volks Sozialistische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave |
| Message | Socialism is good. |
| Date | 10:16:40, July 16, 2018 CET | From | Volks Sozialistische Partei Dundorfs | To | Debating the 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave |
| Message | dear left-wing comrades we have any admendments to this bill? |
| Date | 19:23:07, July 16, 2018 CET | From | Nationale Arbeiterpartei-Volksfront | To | Debating the 7/4423 VA 115: New Socialist Wave |
| Message | We cannot vote for articles 8, 10, 14, or 19. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 154 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 343 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 253 |
| Random fact: Submitting a bill without any proposals in it will not attract or detract voters. It will not raise your visibility or change your political position. |
| Random quote: "Freedom is not America's gift to the world. It is God's gift to humanity. " - George W. Bush |