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Bill: PPS-2 Regulating the markets
Details
Submitted by[?]: Paleoconservative Party of Solentia
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 4651
Description[?]:
| A basic bill regulating the markets: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is prohibited.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Proposed: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size is not regulated.
Proposed: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Article 5
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 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 6
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Current: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Proposed: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: Only small-scale gambling is allowed, involving limited amounts of money; casinos are illegal.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: There is no policy on monopolies, they are unregulated.
Current: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Proposed: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the stock exchange(s).
Old value:: Stock exchanges are allowed and are unregulated.
Current: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Proposed: Stock exchanges are allowed but are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:42:09, October 16, 2019 CET | From |  The Democratic People's Party | To | Debating the PPS-2 Regulating the markets |
| Message | We dont agree with all policies but in general this is a good bill so we can negotiate specifics later. |
| Date | 07:29:48, October 17, 2019 CET | From | United Workers Party | To | Debating the PPS-2 Regulating the markets |
| Message | Although we disagree on advertising, we think this is a fair bill and we will vote to pass it. |
| Date | 19:58:03, October 17, 2019 CET | From | Whigs | To | Debating the PPS-2 Regulating the markets |
| Message | It seems that the Whigs are the only party standing up for free trade: as a man in a distant world once said: "Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 408 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 92 |
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