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Bill: Energy Deregulation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom and Justice Party
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2260
Description[?]:
| To promote investment, capital formation and entrepeneurship so as to fully satisfy the needs of consumers in energy, the Freedom and Justice Party proposes deregulation, denationalization and freedom of enterprise in the energy sector. All tax favors and subsidies should be eliminated- if we want to make things easier for energy enterprise, we should lower taxes altogether to allow all enterprise to keep more of their produce, as opposed to taking from Joe's widget shop to give to Jack's power plant. We can thus end politicization of power so as to allow for maximum efficiency. Additionally, the national power infrastructure should be put into private hands, so as to use the abilities of entrepeneurs to interpret market signals to determine the best allocation of resources to satisfy consumer demand and gain maximum benefit for minimum cost. Additionally, price ceilings on energy will only result in less energy being sold, as marginal cost of selling energy will more easily outrun marginal benefit, which is artificially lowered. By taking power over power out of the government's hands, the Dolgarian Empire will be all the stronger. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:22:05, July 26, 2006 CET | From |  Patriotic Unity Party | To | Debating the Energy Deregulation |
| Message | Ridiculous! Does anyone really believe that dividing resources among many competitors, each working to crush all the others, will result in greater efficiency? The Freedom and Justice Party is talking moonshine. Cooperation is a Dolgarian moral value! |
| Date | 12:45:59, July 26, 2006 CET | From | Socio-Democratic Union | To | Debating the Energy Deregulation |
| Message | This is dangerous for the long-term power production in Dolgaria... |
| Date | 21:43:30, July 26, 2006 CET | From | Patriotic Unity Party | To | Debating the Energy Deregulation |
| Message | Without the LPP, ours would be a fairer society. |
| Date | 22:20:58, July 26, 2006 CET | From | Liberty and Prosperity Party | To | Debating the Energy Deregulation |
| Message | There wont be much of me soon enough. Parties don't last long when there are two identical ones... *sigh* |
| Date | 08:34:19, July 27, 2006 CET | From | Socio-Democratic Union | To | Debating the Energy Deregulation |
| Message | Nah, LPP has proven its capability to compromise and understand SDU's positions... Concerning energy. We will soon present a new bill to re-introduce public funds and management as a fully privatized system is not a good solution for something as vital as energy. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 287 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 274 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 106 |
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