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Bill: Government Downsizing Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Baltusian Liberatarian Party (BLP)
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: April 4952
Description[?]:
| Government policy on how large it is |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The banking system.
Old value:: The government operates large, national banks, but small community based private banks are allowed.
Current: All banks are privately owned.
Proposed: The government operates a central bank and all other banks are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the charging and collection of interest on loans
Old value:: Charging interest on loans is illegal
Current: The central bank determines the policy on charging interest on loans (if one exists)
Proposed: Banks and financial institutions charge interest on loans and are regulated
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Train Operating Companies (TOC).
Old value:: There is a single publicly owned TOC.
Current: Private companies operate TOCs throughout the country.
Proposed: The State owns and operates a national TOC, alongside private TOCs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the post office
Old value:: There is a nationalised post office agency in the nation. Private ones are banned.
Current: There is a nationalised post office. Private post office agencies are allowed to exist, and the services provided by them are not regulated.
Proposed: There is a nationalised post office agency. Private post offices are allowed to exist but the services provided by them are regulated.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Current: The government requires most energy to be generated by nuclear power.
Proposed: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:04:38, June 12, 2021 CET | From | Republican Party (RP) | To | Debating the Government Downsizing Bill |
| Message | 1 and 4 are already covered by legislation in vote. |
| Date | 21:13:18, June 13, 2021 CET | From | Socialist Unity Party (SUP) | To | Debating the Government Downsizing Bill |
| Message | Article 2 is highly unethical |
| Date | 23:27:15, June 13, 2021 CET | From | The Baltusian Liberatarian Party (BLP) | To | Debating the Government Downsizing Bill |
| Message | if there's no interest, there's no obligation for the individual to pay back the loan |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 10 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 190 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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