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Bill: Economy Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Capitalist Party of Sekowo
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: March 2306
Description[?]:
| A bill to help our wealthy citizens, and to strengthen the nations economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is forbidden.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is mandatory; all children must seek employment.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 30
Current: 17
Proposed: 0
Article 4
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 5
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 6
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 7
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 8
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 9
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 40
Current: 19
Proposed: 0
Article 10
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 11
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 12
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 13
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 14
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 | 05:10:17, October 29, 2006 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Economy Bill |
| Message | Article in “The Warrior”, a pro-Militarist Magazine, by Alexander Thompson, Leader of the Militarist Party: “It is a sad day for our nation. The recent election, which deposed the unenlightened and stagnant Liberal Party, would be perceived, by an outsider looking in, as a great success, as a grand and peaceful reflection of the will of the people. Would that it would have been so. The Capitalist Party of Sekowo, with the aid of their rich and omnipresent business interests, has bought the National Congress with cash and lies. Many voters did place their trust in the party, lured in by the promise of prosperity which has eluded our nation for some years. Desperation breeds desperate acts, and with the massive financial backing, who could miss the Capitalist Party’s promises? The Capitalist Party had a chance, a chance to make this country great and to bring it out of the state it was in, a chance to aid the people in their plight. They spit on that chance. They have made it clear since their inception that their intention was never to help the people. They have stabbed the people in the back with a stiletto of gold. The rich clink their crystal glasses and fine wine, while the poor languish in the crumbling slums. But I wonder, Andrew Dale, if the wealthy elite can fill the streets? Can the aristocracy defend it’s ill gotten wealth against the countless poor who suffer from lack of their just share? Your treachery shall not be forgotten. Long live Sekowo.” |
| Date | 19:27:41, October 29, 2006 CET | From | Capitalist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the Economy Bill |
| Message | Andrew Dale, leader of the Capitalist Party released this statement: "I condemn any ideas that we bought the elections, we won fair and square, it is obvious the Militarists are jealous of our winnings, the people of this nation are obviously looking forward, and this is why they chose us to to take them that way. I call for this magazine to be closed, and it's slanderous lies with it." |
| Date | 05:55:23, October 30, 2006 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the Economy Bill |
| Message | A statement by a senior SPG organizer (MP Paramilitaries), quoted briefly on radio news: "We have absolutly no intention of closing the publication. It in no way constitutes libel. It is the sincere opnion of the Militarist Party, and of the people. Ask anyone in the street. And further, it is entirely legal. Mr.Dale's attempt to shut it down simply shows he has no defence against our critiscisms, and that he is determined to silence the voice of the people." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 30 | |
| no |
Total Seats: 24 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 22 |
| Random fact: Information about the population of each country can be found on the Population Information thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8663 |
| Random quote: "I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise, what is there to defend?" - Robert Redford |