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Bill: Economic Strengthening Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Party of Sekowo
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: July 2300
Description[?]:
| The best way to strengthen our economy is to progress forward in terms of the market. We call for less regulations. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
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 subsidizes private enterprises that face bankruptcy.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions are illegal.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 40
Current: 19
Proposed: 20
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 is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: There are no regulations on phone service.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Current: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Proposed: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers have the right to strike.
Proposed: All strikes are illegal.
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 | 04:19:34, October 17, 2006 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Economic Strengthening Act |
| Message | Statement from the Militarist Party of Sekowo: “We are in firm opposition to you’re attempts to de-regulate the economy and destroy the government’s ability to protect the rights and needs of the people. This proposition is on the whole dangerous, contrary to the common good and a threat to our national sovereignty. In order to maintain a strong nation, the government must have and exercise the power to protect and mobilize its citizens. The good of the nation and the people must come first, and only then may we turn our eyes to profit. Recognizing this, the Militarist Party is officially citing it’s opposition to this bill on the records of the National Congress.” |
| Date | 13:15:19, October 17, 2006 CET | From | Capitalist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Economic Strengthening Act |
| Message | Capitalism poses no threat to our nation what so ever, and will help our economy to stretch further. Andrew Dale said: "This is the game of life, if people can't handle new changes to the economy, then they should work harder!" The statement has been criticised by many of the working class population. |
| Date | 19:09:08, October 19, 2006 CET | From | Cruzada Tradicionalista Sekowana | To | Debating the Economic Strengthening Act |
| Message | Wow, none of these bills are worth a fist full of lodo. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 76 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not implement nation renaming requests where the proposed name does not comply with the requirements set out in the Nation Renaming Guide: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6364 |
| Random quote: "Any system that takes responsibility away from people, dehumanises them." - Author Unknown |