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Bill: Free Markets Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Malivia Whig 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[?]:
| Legislation to reduce regulatory burdens upon Malivian industry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
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 2
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 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions may exist and all workers must have membership in one.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 4
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 5
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are not allowed.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Article 7
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 8
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 but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Article 9
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 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 | 00:51:53, December 14, 2006 CET | From | Malivia Whig Party | To | Debating the Free Markets Bill |
| Message | This is a large-scale bill to adequately reform the significant and excessive amount of regulation that is currently in place on our commerce and industry. Without these reforms, the businesses of Malivia will not be free enterprises, but will continue to be at the mercy of the state and unions. |
| Date | 00:56:58, December 15, 2006 CET | From | Leviathan Party | To | Debating the Free Markets Bill |
| Message | Omnibus bills are the tactics and tools of unscrupulous parties seeking to trick parties into voting for proposals they would otherwise oppose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 54 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 115 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 31 |
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