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Bill: Equity Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freedom of Religion 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: June 2329
Description[?]:
| "A few proposals to help offset many years of disparity between the very rich and very poor in our beloved Keymon. A nation is judged on how it treats it's needy - and Keymon appears on the world stage, to be a mean, money-grubbing, heartless brute. Time for us to offer a little help to those who make up the backbone of this nation." --Bad Wolf, elected speaker for the Underdog Party. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Eminent Domain.
Old value:: The government may not seize private property.
Current: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Proposed: The government may seize private property for vital government works.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Eminent domain compensation (if eminent domain is legal).
Old value:: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Current: A neutral body appointed by the courts determines the compensation, either party may appeal.
Proposed: The government determines compensation for victims of eminent domain.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private and public power stations exist side-by-side.
Current: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Proposed: All power stations are publicly owned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: 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.
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 reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: The state owns and maintains all housing.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:02:47, December 14, 2006 CET | From |  Keymon Lutherian Party | To | Debating the Equity Act |
| Message | "The Underdog party seems to care about the fellow man. That is also important to us at KFLC." -- John D. Reitter |
| Date | 14:43:54, December 14, 2006 CET | From | Freedom of Religion Party | To | Debating the Equity Act |
| Message | "But not, apparently, to the rich-pandering 'politicians' of the 'Democriatic' Industrialist party. Indeed, so far, the only 'democratic' thing we have seen about them, is their name'... and, perhaps, their sponsorship of terrorism." --Bad Wolf, elected speaker for the Underdog Party. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 23 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 97 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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