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Bill: Welfare State and Regulation of Economy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Socialist Front of Aloria
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: November 2209
Description[?]:
| The PFSA endorses increasing worker's rights, because they are the backbone of this nation, and they fully deserve protection from cruel bosses. The PFSA is shocked by the low health service, and food saftey standards currently, and urges all parties to improve them. Providing adequate energy is a national concern, and it must be centrally coordinated. A minimum wage is essential to ensuring that all workers live in acceptable conditions, and that no sweat shops exist. A national channel for the promotion of education and science is vital in our quest for producing an informed society. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Current: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies are encouraged by the government to label food and beverage products.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government recommends food safety standards, but they are not enforced upon businesses.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:01:34, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Social Reform Party | To | Debating the Welfare State and Regulation of Economy Bill |
| Message | We would support article 6, however for the rest, we do not see how government control helps the workers. |
| Date | 12:10:02, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Welfare State and Regulation of Economy Bill |
| Message | I support this bill in full. |
| Date | 14:01:15, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Welfare State and Regulation of Economy Bill |
| Message | The centralization is good but it's it's too regulatory. |
| Date | 15:30:35, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Alorian National Progress Party | To | Debating the Welfare State and Regulation of Economy Bill |
| Message | we support these limited reforms but believe we need a radical programme of economic redistribution |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 31 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 569 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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