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Bill: Economic Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: MMP (Maoist People's Party)
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: April 2328
Description[?]:
| A Bill which will reform our economic activity to ensure that unfair trade practices that do not profit either the state or the people are enacted for the benefit solely for the greed of the few. The Bill also seeks to improve the economic well being for all citizens of Likatonia, not just the top tier of the tax bracket. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 15
Proposed: 25
Article 2
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 private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private, unregulated companies but subsidies are given to those on a low income.
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 are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Article 4
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 may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 0
Current: 12
Proposed: 10
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
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 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: There are no regulations on phone service.
Proposed: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families, and regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:36:50, December 10, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | While we would prefer to see Article 4 removed, believing in voluntary rather than mandatory union membership, we will nevertheless support this bill as its other proposals are all significant improvements on the status quo. Article 3, in particular, is needed. |
| Date | 19:41:48, December 10, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | Okay, I wrote before the bill was fully posted-- and in fact may be doing so again. We have strong reservations about what is currently Article 8, as police and fire workers must provide minimal services during a strike, as the consequences are too severe. We would respectfully suggest that this Article be removed or placed in a separate bill. |
| Date | 19:44:00, December 10, 2006 CET | From | MMP (Maoist People's Party) | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | We respect the PLP's suggestion and have removed the previous Article 8 and will be presenting it in a seperate bill for consideration. |
| Date | 19:48:16, December 10, 2006 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | We thank the MMP and will therefore wholeheartedly support the bill. |
| Date | 16:42:52, December 11, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Economic Reform Act |
| Message | We find no justification for any of these intrusions of gorernmental bureaucracy into the economic lives of our fine people. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 47 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 253 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 51 |
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