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Bill: Farming Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania
Status[?]: passed
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 2207
Description[?]:
| A BILL to deregulate the size of privately owned farm property. Be it resolved by the National Assembly of United Jakania: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:38:40, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Jakania Republican Party | To | Debating the Farming Freedom Act |
| Message | This is a very pro-small government bill. We like it |
| Date | 09:41:51, March 28, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian-Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the Farming Freedom Act |
| Message | We had campaigned for the current law after a former Communist party in Jakania decided to redistribute land equally to farmers. The current law was a way to encourage farmers to work together and be more productive by using collective services, such as milling and distribution services. It was hardly a good idea to let farmers fend for themselves in the business world. The current law still serves an important purpose today. Namely, it encourages (encouraging something costs us nothing, after all) the merger of smaller farms into efficient farms that can better compete in international trade. Before voting yes, notice that the current law allows farms to be as large or as small as they like - it merely encourages tiny farms with few workers and resources to pool together their resources into more secure, profitable farms. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 162 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 57 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 31 |
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