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Bill: Business Deregulation Act, 2327
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union for a Responsible Republic
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: February 2328
Description[?]:
| It isn't the government's place to interfer with private industry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Article 2
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Current: The government requires all businesses to be run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
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 | 21:31:36, December 10, 2006 CET | From |  One Cildania Party | To | Debating the Business Deregulation Act, 2327 |
| Message | As expected, the OCP whole-heartedly supports these measures. |
| Date | 02:11:49, December 11, 2006 CET | From | Divine Party of the Republic | To | Debating the Business Deregulation Act, 2327 |
| Message | We can support all but #1. |
| Date | 08:43:04, December 11, 2006 CET | From | Mutualist Party of Cildania | To | Debating the Business Deregulation Act, 2327 |
| Message | We cannot support any of these pieces of viscious, anti-worker legislation. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 193 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 134 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 98 |
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| Random quote: "By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens." - John Maynard Keynes |