“Because Monopoly is reduces oportunities for the other people”
Public Ownership And Anti-Monopoly Reform of 2019
Rationale
Public ownership of natural monopolies and breaking up dominant firms will reduce corporate overreach, lower costs, and ensure fair access to essential services for all citizens.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Ownership of Key Industries |
Private, with strong regulation
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Public ownership of natural monopolies
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| 2 | Competition & Monopolies |
Active competition enforcement
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Proactively break up dominant firms
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Public Ownership of Key Industries2
Competition & MonopoliesTimeline
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Draft15 October 2019
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Vote Open15 October 2019
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Vote Closed14 December 2019
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Did Not Become Law14 December 2019
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
FailedFor: 0 / 100 seats (0.0%)
Against: 79 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 21
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 79 | No | We are a capitalist society not socialist |
| Labour | 0 | Yes | Bringing key industry will ensure better quality for our citizens and dominant firms need to take a step back in owning the majority of the market for healthy competition |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Sexto Sentido | 0 | Yes | Because Monopoly is reduces oportunities for the other people |
| Empty seats | 26 | Not voted |
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 214 / 435 seats (49.2%)
Against: 76 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 145
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 76 | No | We are a capitalist society not socialist |
| Labour | 110 | Yes | Bringing key industry will ensure better quality for our citizens and dominant firms need to take a step back in owning the majority of the market for healthy competition |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer | 59 | Yes | No reason given |
| Sexto Sentido | 45 | Yes | Because Monopoly is reduces oportunities for the other people |
| Empty seats | 103 | Not voted |
Presidency
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Bringing key industry will ensure better quality for our citizens and dominant firms need to take a step back in owning the majority of the market for healthy competition”
“We are a capitalist society not socialist”