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Bill: Marketplace Freedom
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Minarchist Front
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 2331
Description[?]:
| The Party of Apathy proposes this bill to give the people of Hutori greater freedom in the marketplace. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 60
Current: 9
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Current: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Proposed: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Article 5
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 that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Proposed: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government requires most industries to be fully run by Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to 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 | 13:09:27, December 18, 2006 CET | From | "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party | To | Debating the Marketplace Freedom |
| Message | 1 maybe, 2 yes, the rest no --> no! |
| Date | 13:46:01, December 18, 2006 CET | From | Democratic-Republican Party | To | Debating the Marketplace Freedom |
| Message | 2-3 Yeses to Nos. Therefore, we are against. |
| Date | 23:31:24, December 18, 2006 CET | From | National Party of Vensism | To | Debating the Marketplace Freedom |
| Message | No. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 129 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 121 |
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| Random quote: "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus |