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Bill: State Economy Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Republican Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 4426
Description[?]:
| We propose th bring the following areas under the control of the state. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only governmental organisation advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Proposed: The government operates and owns all banks.
Article 4
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: Recreational drugs sales are handled by private foundations which are heavily regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The maximum proposal quota a party can accumulate.
Old value:: 50
Current: 20
Proposed: 49
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:56:05, July 18, 2018 CET | From | National-Socialist Lodamun Workers Party | To | Debating the State Economy Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We oppose communism, we shall not support you on this bill. John Miller Leader of the National-Socialist Lodamun Workers Party |
| Date | 13:36:56, July 18, 2018 CET | From | Secular Humanist Party | To | Debating the State Economy Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We thought the Republican Party was in favour of a free market. Apparently we were mistaken. The SHP is in favour of a free market and therefore opposes this bill. Alexander Prince SHP Party Leader |
| Date | 13:57:08, July 18, 2018 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the State Economy Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, As announced in the national newspaper the Republican Party has had a change of leadership. I am much more favourable to the role of the state in providing services to citizens. Francis Young Leader of the Republican Party |
| Date | 14:14:08, July 18, 2018 CET | From | Conservative Democratic Union Lodamun | To | Debating the State Economy Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker. The Conservative Democrats will always oppose communism Luca Brankic Conservative Democratic Union Lodamun |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 345 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 254 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice." - Friedrich August von Hayek |