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Bill: Agricultural Subsidisation Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Democratic Party - Syndicalists
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: December 4471
Description[?]:
| Article 1 The full subsidisation of all farming would be highly beneficial for Baltusia and would allow all farmers to produce more, We propose the setting up of voluntary farming cooperatives to increase production and decrease poverty, all the farms would be controlled by the farmers themselves and would only lightly be overseen by the state, those who choose not to join cooperatives may keep independent regulated farms that follow a regulatory code. Article 2 Until any doubts about the safety of GM crops have been satisfied we Propose a ban on their production and sale to allow our scientists to research them better. No one would eat something if they didn't know what it was as it would be potentially dangerous. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Proposed: All agricultural operations are state-owned and operated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:40:58, October 18, 2018 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Agricultural Subsidisation Proposal |
| Message | Mr Speaker our party is debatting this bill and will decide soon but we don't the problem is the idea of modifying the genetics of plants, we believe the problem is wrongly do it. Like we when modify certain cereals to make them resistant toward a pesticide so we can spread more of the pesticide without affecting the recolts. these GMO only serve as excuse to multiple the use of pesticide. But modifying a cereal, to make their plant resistant agaisnt diseases or some insects would not be a problem. Personnally. I love this bil and I am certain our minister of food and agriculture is waiting for it Ruby Grant 28 PLCA, Agriculture Speaker |
| Date | 05:07:21, October 18, 2018 CET | From | National Democratic Party (NDP) | To | Debating the Agricultural Subsidisation Proposal |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Whilst we are in favor of entitling farmers of our nation to a subsidy, we believe that a helping hand should only be given to those who are on the brink of bankruptcy or have begun showing signs of such. With the state automatically assuming control over farms, this is a step too far. Once again we see the two extreme factions of the UDP promoting communism, a system that would systematically destroy a system that we have worked over three decades to construct. We will fiercely vote against any big government proposals that these factions put forth. Senator Dave Rockwell (UDP-R) Senate Majority Leader |
| Date | 05:18:42, October 18, 2018 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Agricultural Subsidisation Proposal |
| Message | Mr Speaker If I read correctly. the Bill say farmers will stay in control of their farms. or am-I blind ? I did not put this bill. I am simply that I personnally believe this bill is a good idea for the country Hoverer it is truth that it would be a terrible idea for the unity of the UDP. Our party is pretty much torn on this bill. we are still discussion. Ruby Grant 28 PLCA, Agriculture Speaker |
| Date | 06:07:31, October 18, 2018 CET | From | Government of Tropica | To | Debating the Agricultural Subsidisation Proposal |
| Message | Mr Speaker After reading the bill, multiple times, the PLCA has voted to to oppose the bill. it do not please me, because I am certain the cooperatives would have been good for the country. but we are worried about severals matters. We are worried about the unity of the UDP We are worried about the goal of this biil. worried that this promote intensive agriculture, which we oppose. Apparently this bill aim to would allow all farmers to produce more. But do we really need our farmer to produce more. Its not ecological to take the most ressources as we can from earth. Intensive agriculture tend to ruin the soil and if we want to build a durable agricole system for multiple generation, we must keep the quality of our soils as high as possible. I though the secretary of environment would approve this project of law. but she rejected it. Ruby Grant 28 PLCA, Agriculture Speaker |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 42 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 427 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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