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Bill: Free Economy Law of 2239
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Liberation Army
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: January 2241
Description[?]:
| In the Council of Peers of the Union of Sekowo A LAW To ensure people have rights in the Union's economy. Section 1: Advertising must meet basic standards. Section 2: All energy companies are nationalized. Section 3: Government approval is required to fire strikers. Section 4: State governments regulate and enforce gambling laws. Section 5: State governments regulate and enforce industrial hemp laws. Section 6: All industry is nationalized. Section 7: The minimum wage is increased to support a family of four. Section 8: State governments regulate and enforce hiring policies. Section 9: State governments regulate and enforce prostitution law. Section 10: All workers have the right to strike. Section 11: There are no regulations concerning DWCs. Respectfully submitted, Bernardino Rivadavia People's Liberation Army Major |
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 nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
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 can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Current: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: All industry is owned and operated by the state.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
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 8
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:24:54, June 08, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Free Economy Law of 2239 |
| Message | We can agree, more or less with Articles 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. The rest go so far wrong that we can't vote for this bill. Drop some articles or at least moderate them and let us continue this debate. |
| Date | 06:10:18, June 08, 2006 CET | From | People's Liberation Army | To | Debating the Free Economy Law of 2239 |
| Message | Article 2: Energy should be nationalized. Article 3: There is no middle ground between the current law and the new proposal. Workers have the right to strike without the fear of unemployment. Article 6: The people own the gears of Sekowo! Why should fat cats get fatter from the work of the people? We will change Article 2 to just price regulation if you agree to Article 6 as is. |
| Date | 00:39:20, June 10, 2006 CET | From | Drake Party | To | Debating the Free Economy Law of 2239 |
| Message | The Drake Party agrees with the SRLS that there is too much government control in this bill. 2, 3, & 6 must go. We also disagree with 1,5, 7, 8, 9 & 11. Maybe the best solution is to break up these large bills into smaller ones that we can make more progress on. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 119 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 300 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 162 |
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| Random quote: "The moral justification of capitalism does not lie in the altruist claim that it represents the best way to achieve 'the common good.' It is true that capitalism does, if that catch-phrase has any meaning, but this is merely a secondary consequence. The moral justification for capitalism lies in the fact that it is the only system consonant with man's rational nature, that it protects man's survival qua man, and that its ruling principle is justice." - Ayn Rand |