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Bill: socialism act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Christian Socialistic Party
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 2211
Description[?]:
| Javania should have in some cases more socialism instead of free market because free market doesn't work all the time. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Proposed: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:02:17, April 06, 2006 CET | From | Pacifist Socialist League | To | Debating the socialism act |
| Message | We love it, unfortunately we fear it will never pass, like all the other sociallly-minded bills that pss through here. |
| Date | 05:32:02, April 07, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Freedom Party of Jakania | To | Debating the socialism act |
| Message | Damn right, you freedom-hating commies. |
| Date | 20:38:14, April 07, 2006 CET | From | Pacifist Socialist League | To | Debating the socialism act |
| Message | Bah, we'll show you who the comm....Oh...Scratch that. |
| Date | 21:49:42, April 07, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian-Socialist Coalition | To | Debating the socialism act |
| Message | Freedom isn't the right to pay workers peanuts and expect them to work well... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 87 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 102 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
| Random fact: "Treaty-locking", or ratifiying treaties that completely or nearly completely forbid any proposals to change laws, is not allowed. Amongst other possible sanctions, Moderation reserves the discretion to delete treaties and/or subject parties to a seat reset if this is necessary in order to reverse a treaty-lock situation. |
| Random quote: "You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad, in fact, to do anything it wants." - Harry Browne |