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Bill: Furtherance of Capitalism Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Democratic Union
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 2202
Description[?]:
| The country of Darnussia needs to become more capitalistic in order to further their economy in the world scheme. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Current: There are no food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:01:03, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | The capitalism we have is working perfectly fine. We have wonderous and prosperous economy. Plus, food safety standards are needed to ensure no one sells expired or diseased foods. |
| Date | 05:02:05, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | Bit much with Articles 2, 4, 5, and 6. Don't you dare put this bill to vote as this big mess! |
| Date | 15:29:04, March 19, 2006 CET | From | S.I.D.M.M. | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | "Don't you dare..."- The sooner the right collapses here the better. It seems to me that you have gotten rather power obsessed and it is worrying. Keep your opinions to yourself. Moreover, simply know that any hollow threats will only enhance our resolve and when the left prevails you will look like a complete fool. |
| Date | 16:52:28, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Labor Party | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | The PDA is accurate, there is absolutely no need to change the current economic policies. All this is doing is enhancing the rich through pure greed. Typical liberal policies, help out the rich. You are trying to restrict basic rights, endanger the environment and promote greed all at the same time. Shame on you. |
| Date | 17:03:41, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | The CLP wants to identify itself as a CLASSICAL liberal party, along the lines of Adam Smith and Benjamin Franklin, not a modern marxist liberal party. However I will remove article one so that the LBSC can vote for it without voting for everything else. |
| Date | 17:53:31, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | Marxist? pffft... I resent that. It was my party that helped bring about the free economy we enjoy today with only a few basic and common sense restrictions such as food safety standards. It is no different in any other prosperous First World capitalist economy like that of the United States for example. |
| Date | 21:38:24, March 19, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Furtherance of Capitalism Act |
| Message | What an awful bill! I must strongly oppose this bill for all the reasons others have given. You must not restrict the rights of workers to strike and you must not remove pollution regulations. You may admire Adam Smith, but that is no reason to send Darnussia back into the 1700s! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 348 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 202 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." - John Adams |