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Bill: Unemployment Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progressive Conservative Party
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 2256
Description[?]:
| A bill to increase employment. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
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 need to obtain government approval for all investments in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning immigration.
Old value:: Everyone is allowed to reside permanently in this nation.
Current: There are quotas based on nationality to determine how many foreigners may reside permanently in this nation.
Proposed: Quotas are based on individual applicant's qualifications.
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: The government subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:51:59, July 16, 2006 CET | From |  Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | Our economy is in a mess. We have high umemployment across the nation, some regions are worse than others. Figures from the World Ranking of our regions: Position(out of 279): Region: Percentage Unemployment: 98 Dilganato 5.55% 193 Tokundi 7.82% 146 Domale 6.89% 212 Egato 8.41% 220 Irkawa 8.58% These figures prove that our current economic system is not working. We're not attracting sufficient investment, there are not enough jobs available and there is a dangerously large surplus of labour. Article 1: Forbids child labour. Children will be at school and will pick up new skills, upskilling the workforce. this also decreases the supply of labour, increaisng employment and prevent the exploitation of young workers. Article2: Allows Foreign companies to take over national companies, making Cobura a better place to do business and more attracting to foreign investors who have the capital and expertise to make these companies more efficient and increase employment, helping our enterprise culture develope. Article 3: Reduces immigration drammatically. We have a large surplus of labour. Our immigration policy further increases our population, hence our unemployment rate, hence our standard of living declines. The fact that immigrants with the needed skills that we currently lack are wlloed to reside here, means our economy will not be affected. We NEED this article to reduce unemployment and to increase the standard of living of our people. Article 4: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing FAILING industries that provide VITAL goods or services. Business can't function without VITAL goods and services, such as energy, transport, ports, airports etc. If these vital services are not provided we will NOT, we will NOT attract foreign companies to our country. The government will only provide these services if the private sector is unable to. This will decrease unemployment, create a better enterprise culture and attract more foreign investment. You've see the bill, you've seen the facts, you've heard my proposal. Our country needs this bill, our people need it or their standard of living will continue to decline. |
| Date | 13:53:26, July 16, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | (for the figures, 4% is considered aqequate employment in economic terms). |
| Date | 20:00:51, July 16, 2006 CET | From | United Liberty Party | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | If Article 4 is removed, we will support this bill. |
| Date | 00:11:35, July 17, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | "by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services" What is wrong with this? These are VITAL good and services and its a "last resort". If vital goods and services aren't available, companies will be disuaded from setting up shop here. |
| Date | 00:45:24, July 18, 2006 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | 8%? wow having a freak attack their. look at the numbers of people in the working age compared to those not working and you'll notce how minute the difference is. btw we do like 2. |
| Date | 22:32:44, July 18, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | You're so naive MEP. Afraid to admit your economic policies are a failure. Its shameful that you have the word "economic" in your party name. |
| Date | 02:21:44, July 19, 2006 CET | From | Modern Economic Party of Cobura | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | oh yes because i'm going to listen to the PCP who have made it openly clear that they despire our party and would do anything to get rid of us. |
| Date | 12:05:24, July 19, 2006 CET | From | Tokundskí Nacionalisti | To | Debating the Unemployment Bill |
| Message | After reading that satement, we love the PCP, although we shall vote against this for now. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 225 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 275 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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