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Bill: The Economic Revolutionization Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militarist 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: January 2316
Description[?]:
| RECOGNIZING, That to ensure the prosperity, happiness and productivity of our citizenry, the economy must be in a proper state, AND RECOGNIZING, That these things are nesscerary to Sekowo's national unity, sovreignty and security, AND RECOGNIZING, That the current situation is not adequate to ensure said nessceties, AND RECOGNIZING, To make the situation adequate, the economy needs proper stimulation and direction from the national government, WE, The delegates of the National Congress, HEREBY, Enact the following reforms and legislation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is mandatory; all children must seek employment.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 17
Proposed: 60
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Proposed: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 6
Proposed: 3
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards fireworks.
Old value:: Local governments determine fireworks laws.
Current: Professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, small fireworks are legal to the general public.
Proposed: Only professionals may run licensed fireworks shows, fireworks are illegal to the general public.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Current: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: Gambling is illegal unless taking place in a licensed casino.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning industrial hemp.
Old value:: Industrial hemp regulations are left up to local governments.
Current: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Proposed: There are no regulations on industrial hemp.
Article 8
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 state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 0
Current: 19
Proposed: 50
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Proposed: Telephone lines are provided free of charge to all citizens.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution is illegal.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:19:21, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the The Economic Revolutionization Act |
| Message | In the "Alcantrilla Times": "The new programs and regulations have for aim to further the goals of the revolution and to work towards the good of the people...The revolutionary ideas put forward are expected to be met with relief after the regressive policies suffered by the people under the corrupt dictatorship of the defunct Capitalist Party..." |
| Date | 06:25:59, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Capitalist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the The Economic Revolutionization Act |
| Message | Vladmir Raspin, who was Lathams advisor during the civil war, has this to say: "I do not fear the MP, I will publically speak out against them! I refuse to let thugs and criminals break me. This bill is madness, you have purposely set out to destroy all big businesses. The rich will not stand for this, there will be consequences if you do not back down now." |
| Date | 08:22:04, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the The Economic Revolutionization Act |
| Message | (How is Vladmir Raspin conveying the message? Pamphlets, I'm guessing, right?) |
| Date | 17:24:38, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Capitalist Party of Sekowo | To | Debating the The Economic Revolutionization Act |
| Message | OOC: Exactly. |
| Date | 18:50:19, November 17, 2006 CET | From | Militarist Party | To | Debating the The Economic Revolutionization Act |
| Message | Ah. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 26 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Hundreds of vessels were lost while traversing the cold waters of the Sea of Lost Souls. It is located between Seleya and Majatra. |
| Random quote: "The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution." - Hannah Arendt |