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Bill: DWF Manifesto.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers Federation
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 2301
Description[?]:
| Setting out our stall. Let's have a democratic revolution! |
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 Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 18
Proposed: 25
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: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is private, but is paid for by the state for people with low incomes.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: There is a free public health care system and a small number of private clinics, which are heavily regulated to ensure they treat their patients well and provide good care.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Current: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Proposed: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 70
Current: 66
Proposed: 65
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Secondary strike action.
Old value:: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Current: Secondary strike action is illegal. Workers and unions can only go on strike for their own pay and conditions.
Proposed: Any trade union can go on a sympathy strike in support of other striking workers.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the export of weapons to other nations.
Old value:: The government allows all arms to be exported freely.
Current: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Proposed: The government must approve all arms sales on a case by case basis.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:37:41, October 19, 2006 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the DWF Manifesto. |
| Message | If this is democracy, count us out. |
| Date | 20:12:59, October 19, 2006 CET | From | Alaneisath Kundrati Lagaja | To | Debating the DWF Manifesto. |
| Message | Democracy does not require and is not congruent with unregulated capitalism. |
| Date | 21:33:18, October 19, 2006 CET | From | The Mordusian Green Party | To | Debating the DWF Manifesto. |
| Message | When we saw the secondary strike measure, we counted ourselves out. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 138 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 362 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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