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Bill: VPD / SK Manifesto for the September 4601 election
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sozialistische Koalition
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: September 4601
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 65
Current: 60
Proposed: 62
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The official title of subnational entities, also known as regions.
Old value:: Arbeiterstaat (Workers' State)
Current: Bundesländer
Proposed: Region
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The title of the head of government, who chairs the cabinet.
Old value:: Chancellor
Current: Bundeskanzler/in
Proposed: Staatsminister
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The formal title of the Head of State.
Old value:: Bundespräsident
Current: Bundespräsident/in
Proposed: Präsident
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The method used to determine the number of seats each region receives in the national legislature.
Old value:: Equal representation, regardless of region population.
Current: A proportional algorithm that gives a very small advantage to larger regions.
Proposed: A pseudo-proportional algorithm that gives considerable advantage to smaller regions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning granting nationality (national of this state without implication of having citizenship rights).
Old value:: Only those born to nationals become nationals.
Current: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Proposed: Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 750
Current: 598
Proposed: 75
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Local governments decide about healthcare policies
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 2
Current: 4
Proposed: 6
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 25
Current: 18
Proposed: 35
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on a salary cap.
Old value:: The government has no stance on a salary cap.
Current: The government enforces a salary cap.
Proposed: There is a national maximum wage but local governments may enforce stricter salary caps.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:53:56, July 05, 2019 CET | From | Libertärer Kommunist Partei | To | Debating the VPD / SK Manifesto for the September 4601 election |
Message | We have a few issues with articles 5, 8 and 12, but these can be worked around in the future. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 96 | |||
no | Total Seats: 286 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 38 |
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