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Bill: LA Agenda: Economic Freedom
Details
Submitted by[?]: Satanic Individualists Network (SIN)
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: May 2229
Description[?]:
| Economic freedom is essential for well organised society. It makes possible for each citizen to thrive. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government denies subsidy assistance to farmers.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The sale of food is unregulated.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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 is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:26:50, May 16, 2006 CET | From |  One Cildania Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | While I'm all for no government intervention I think some of these bills go too far. I wouldn't support based on articles 3 and 10 on the issues of public safety and human rights and I also currently like the position of article 4. Sorry. |
| Date | 22:46:01, May 16, 2006 CET | From | Satanic Individualists Network (SIN) | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | I think you might be right about art. 3, but I completely disagree with your view on art. 4. One can say: "you refuse to help small farmers and poor families, but you want to assist irresponsible enterpreneurs and you give them money taken from the taxpayers?" And who will decide which services are "vital"? Bureucrats of course. And think about corruption as a result of such policy. So will you support if I remove art. 3? |
| Date | 02:46:20, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Democracy Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | "Economic Freedom" just means that the rich are free to exploit and oppress the poor. Under libertairan economics, corporations and the rich would excercise a virtuall monopoly over the government and deprive the populace of thier rights. Capitalism erodes the promise of political democracy. Only by the creation of a democratic socialist society, in which all industries are owned by the workers and operated democratically, can freedom be truly garanteed. |
| Date | 02:47:13, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Democracy Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | I will vote against this bill, as you probably gathered. :) |
| Date | 03:37:10, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Cildanian Nationalist Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | I'd vote for this, except for the 7th bill. sadly this won't pass....I miss the old laissez-faire days in Cildania. :( |
| Date | 04:57:40, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Welsh Eudaimonic Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | I'm sorry most of these are way to extreme for my tastes. |
| Date | 05:17:32, May 17, 2006 CET | From | One Cildania Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | LA, regarding services like electricity and water, I would be worried if they were failing industries and the government wasn't prepared to step in to maintain living standards throughout Cildania. But its not likely to be "entrepreneurs" setting up risky businesses, its ensuring that we are able to give a suitable standard of living to the people of our country. With the removal of articles 3 and 7 I still don't think I could support the bill without the removal of article 4 also. And as the Nationalists said, this won't pass anyway. |
| Date | 09:29:32, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Cildanian Communist Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | oh L A you crack me up. as you can tell I would rather visit Pol Pots jungle holiday camp than vote yes. |
| Date | 09:31:51, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Cildanian Communist Party | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | p.s welcome back |
| Date | 11:13:58, May 17, 2006 CET | From | Satanic Individualists Network (SIN) | To | Debating the LA Agenda: Economic Freedom |
| Message | CNP: Art. 7 is removed. CCP: Thank you |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 91 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 257 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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