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Bill: Economic reform act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Alliance of the Left
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 2211
Description[?]:
| Not that I expect this to go down too well with the laissez-faire politics of most Rutanian parties, but I have proposed a few economic reforms. 1) Advertising must have "quality control", such as on false advertising, or just an outright ban on the sort of unfunny adverts you get in commercial breaks. 2) We will never get nationalised energy provisions, so I have decided to leave it to local governments. 3) Won't be popular, but I believe the workers need more protection. 4) Remember, this is only on VITAL industries, I'm not endorsing bailing out companies that are failing for a reason. 5) National minimum wage is also to protect the workers, basically to stop the "slavery" that some employers can get away with. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Article 2
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, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Proposed: Energy provision is left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
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 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: Certain industries are owned by the state, all others are under private ownership.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 5
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:15:32, April 06, 2006 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Party II | To | Debating the Economic reform act |
| Message | Yuk! We might support minimum wage legislation, but banning certain advertising and striking are way immoral. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 104 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 372 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 123 |
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