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Bill: DZ 19: Gesetz zur Rückgabe der wirtschaftlichen Macht an das Volk
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dundorf Zuerst!
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: August 5373
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Central Bank oversight and regulation (if a central bank exists)
Old value:: The government appoints the head of the central bank and an executive board to manage the central bank but does not otherwise interfere in its operations.
Current: The central bank is underneath the direct oversight of the national legislature.
Proposed: The central bank is underneath the direct oversight of the national legislature.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Proposed: Agency shops are legal, but closed shops and union shops are not.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Policy on monopolies (this general law is superceded by other laws relating to specific parts of the economy).
Old value:: Monopolies are only forbidden in specific sectors of the economy.
Current: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Proposed: Monopolies are forbidden, and are actively broken up.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change A law on employers' obligations with regards to social security contributions.
Old value:: Payroll contributions are not mandatory but the government grants tax incentives to providers.
Current: Payroll contributions are not mandatory but the government grants tax incentives to providers.
Proposed: All enterprises are required to cover basic payroll contributions for their employees.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy on profit sharing
Old value:: A fiscally beneficial system encourages companies to share profits with employees.
Current: Companies are required to distribute a majority fraction of its profits to employees.
Proposed: Companies are required to distribute a majority fraction of its profits to employees.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Trade union strike ballots.
Old value:: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Current: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, a majority of all members, regardless of if they vote or not must approve the strike action.
Proposed: Trade unions must by law hold a ballot of all members before going on strike, majority approval of those that vote is needed from its members.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Current: Foreign nationals are treated the same as native citizens when searching for employment.
Proposed: Foreign nationals may only be employed in circumstances where the government has determined there is a labour shortage.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Current: Foreign investors may invest in national companies, but may not get a majority share.
Proposed: Foreign investors need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Article 10
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 are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Current: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Proposed: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:40:21, October 04, 2023 CET | From | Neue Dundorfische Zentrumspartei✨(VD) | To | Debating the DZ 19: Gesetz zur Rückgabe der wirtschaftlichen Macht an das Volk |
| Message | NDZP Deputy Assistant Sub Hallway Monitor Klaus Grunwald: This legislation is certainly a grab bag of the good, the bad and the ugly. |
| Date | 20:18:07, October 04, 2023 CET | From |  Dundorfs Sozialdemokratische Partei 🌹 | To | Debating the DZ 19: Gesetz zur Rückgabe der wirtschaftlichen Macht an das Volk |
| Message | We will be proposing a separate bill to remove dangerous and illiberal provisions such as the ban on positive discrimination. |
| Date | 20:28:28, October 04, 2023 CET | From | Dundorf Zuerst! | To | Debating the DZ 19: Gesetz zur Rückgabe der wirtschaftlichen Macht an das Volk |
| Message | Any form of discrimination is dangerous and negative, and just calling it "positive" won't help. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 157 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 316 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 125 |
| Random fact: Real-life quotations may be used in Particracy, but the real-life speaker or author should always be referenced in an OOC (out-of-character) note alongside the quotation. |
| Random quote: "The people who vote decide nothing. The people who count the vote decide everything." - Joseph Stalin |