“No, we like free markets and other libertarian things”
Economic Democracy Transformation Act of 2021
Rationale
These changes aim to dismantle corporate control, ensure workers' rights, and guarantee economic security for all, prioritizing public welfare over private profit.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Public Ownership of Key Industries |
Public ownership of natural monopolies
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Nationalise all key utilities and transport
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| 2 | Right to Strike |
Protected with a lawful ballot
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Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action
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| 3 | Trade Union Rights |
Full collective bargaining and strike rights
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All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives
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| 4 | Welfare Conditionality |
Mandatory work-for-benefits
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Unconditional benefits
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| 5 | Foreign Land Ownership |
Ban all foreign ownership of land and property
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Abolish all private land ownership; all land held by the state
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Public Ownership of Key Industries2
Right to Strike3
Trade Union Rights4
Welfare Conditionality5
Foreign Land OwnershipProposer
Party
Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front
The Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front champions the peasantry over the urban elite, waging protracted people's war against imperialism and bureaucratic corruption. We reject Soviet-style centralism, trusting instead in mass mobilization, national self-reliance, and armed revolutionary struggle.
Core pillars
Edmund Harrington
Activist · Age 47
A former investigative journalist turned firebrand politician, Edmund Harrington leveraged his media savvy to expose corruption before becoming the party’s most commanding orator, his loyalty to the leadership unshaken by years of public battles.
Timeline
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Draft27 December 2021
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Vote Open28 December 2021
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Vote Closed26 February 2022
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Became Law26 February 2022
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
First Council of Ministers
PassedFor: 54 / 100 seats (54.0%)
Against: 17 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 29
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 17 | No | We oppose the government policies. |
| Libertarian Congress | 0 | No | No, we like free markets and other libertarian things |
| Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front Proposer | 42 | Yes | No reason given |
| The United Workers Front | 12 | Yes | we agree with this proposal |
The People’s Assembly
PassedFor: 108 / 200 seats (54.0%)
Against: 34 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 58
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 34 | No | We oppose the government policies. |
| Libertarian Congress | 0 | No | No, we like free markets and other libertarian things |
| Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front Proposer | 84 | Yes | No reason given |
| The United Workers Front | 24 | Yes | we agree with this proposal |
First Citizen
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We oppose the government policies.”
“we agree with this proposal”