“We shouldn't allow Monopolies to exist”
Industrial Scale and Employment Act of 2023
Rationale
These changes modernize regulations to balance innovation with fair worker protections while reducing excessive enforcement costs.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Competition & Monopolies |
Active competition enforcement
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Permissive on mergers and scale
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| 2 | Gig Economy & Platform Workers |
Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
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Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers
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Competition & Monopolies2
Gig Economy & Platform WorkersProposer
Party
Pax Americana
We advocate for free trade, growth and democracy under Broadland's hegemony.
Core pillars
Andrew Douglas
Activist · Age 26
At 21, Andrew Douglas emerged as a vocal advocate for sweeping reforms after his viral social media exposes on local corruption, earning both adoration from activists and suspicion from entrenched elites.
Timeline
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Draft31 December 2023
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Vote Open31 December 2023
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Vote Closed29 February 2024
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Became Law29 February 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 190 / 435 seats (43.7%)
Against: 68 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 177
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlands Social Democrats | 0 | No | We shouldn't allow Monopolies to exist |
| Green Social Union | 0 | No | The GSU stands with Gig workers, we will not support removing protections from Gig workers. We also do not wish to see a nation dominated by monopolies. |
| Homeland Union | 85 | Yes | This is a very good policy for the free market! |
| Pax Americana Proposer | 105 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Revolutionary Communist Front | 68 | No | It's horrible, we can't support this bill |
Senate
PassedFor: 44 / 100 seats (44.0%)
Against: 16 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 40
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadlands Social Democrats | 0 | No | We shouldn't allow Monopolies to exist |
| Green Social Union | 0 | No | The GSU stands with Gig workers, we will not support removing protections from Gig workers. We also do not wish to see a nation dominated by monopolies. |
| Homeland Union | 20 | Yes | This is a very good policy for the free market! |
| Pax Americana Proposer | 24 | Yes | No reason given |
| People's Revolutionary Communist Front | 16 | No | It's horrible, we can't support this bill |
| Empty seats | 6 | Not voted |
Presidency
PassedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“The GSU stands with Gig workers, we will not support removing protections from Gig workers. We also do not wish to see a nation dominated by monopolies.”
“It's horrible, we can't support this bill”
“This is a very good policy for the free market!”