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Bill: Privatise the Heights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertarian Party
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 2202
Description[?]:
A bill to ensure the major areas of this nation are ran efficiently! i.e Privately. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
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 does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 23:48:41, March 16, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatise the Heights |
Message | Bureaucracy is more efficient than many private corporations. |
Date | 20:52:42, March 17, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Privatise the Heights |
Message | ROFLMAO! Never in the history of humanity! LOL! Any private company that is even 1% is innefficient as most bureaucracies went bust about a day after opening! |
Date | 00:18:58, March 18, 2006 CET | From | Hutori Freedom Party | To | Debating the Privatise the Heights |
Message | (OOC: What about Enron? That baby was awful efficient... at lies, deceit, and causing mass loss of life savings.) |
Date | 05:06:32, March 18, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Privatise the Heights |
Message | (OOC: just look at the General Directory under Frederick II of Prussia. Far more efficient than almost any corporation ever.) |
Date | 10:03:11, March 18, 2006 CET | From | First Socialist Party | To | Debating the Privatise the Heights |
Message | if bill.name contains 'privatise': vote no |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 69 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 143 | ||||
abstain | Total Seats: 118 |
Random fact: Treaties will be eligible for deletion if they are more than 50 in-game years old and have no currently ratified members. |
Random quote: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman |