NationStates Jolt Archive

NSFTA
The Governments of all UN members resolve to:

STRENGTHEN the special bonds of friendship and cooperation among their nations;

CONTRIBUTE to the harmonious development and expansion of world trade and provide a catalyst to broader international cooperation;

CREATE an expanded and secure market for the goods and
services produced in their territories;

REDUCE distortions to trade;

ESTABLISH clear and mutually advantageous rules governing their trade;

ENSURE a predictable commercial framework for business
planning and investment;

BUILD on their respective rights and obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other multilateral and bilateral instruments of cooperation;

ENHANCE the competitiveness of their firms in global
markets;

FOSTER creativity and innovation, and promote trade in goods and services that are the subject of intellectual property rights;

CREATE new employment opportunities and improve working
conditions and living standards in their respective
territories;

UNDERTAKE each of the preceding in a manner consistent with environmental protection and conservation;

PRESERVE their flexibility to safeguard the public welfare;

PROMOTE sustainable development;

STRENGTHEN the development and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations; and

PROTECT, enhance and enforce basic workers' rights;

through the creation of the Nation States Free Trade Agreement

The objectives of this Agreement, as elaborated more
specifically through its principles and rules, including national
treatment, most-favored-nation treatment and transparency are to:

(a) eliminate barriers to trade in, and facilitate the
cross border movement of, goods and services between
the territories of the Parties;

(b) promote conditions of fair competition in the free
trade area;

(c) increase substantially investment opportunities in
their territories;

(d) provide adequate and effective protection and
enforcement of intellectual property rights in each
Party's territory;

(e) create effective procedures for the implementation and
application of this Agreement, and for its joint
administration and the resolution of disputes; and

(f) establish a framework for further trilateral, regional
and multilateral cooperation to expand and enhance the
benefits of this Agreement.


NS Lottery
All UN nations can participate in a worldwide lottery where a 40% tax on the proceeds goes to the UN coffers for international relief while the other 60% gets distributed to the citizens of the winning nation.

Trustbusters
All UN Nations shall outlaw monopolies as well as media conglomeration. Citizens should be able to receive news from a non-partisan, independent source. In addition, citizens should be able to encourage competition by not being forced into buying one product.

Legalize filesharing
All UN nations must legalize file sharing and under no circumstances should a citizen be sued by a corporation for piracy.

Public Media
All UN nations must fund at least one media outlet that is devoted solely to the education of its people, whether it be television, radio, newspaper, or magazine. Programming will include content on children's learning, cultural awareness, and scientific discovery. Media can be used as an institution that helps to educate, while entertaining the masses from adolescence through adulthood.

NSFTA: No. We're part of an exclusive fair-trade agreement and won't have anybody pimping free trade as if it was fair trade.

Legalise filesharing is clearly in violation of the UCPL.

Public Media, while a worthy aim, isn't something the UN should be legislating.

The lottery idea, while good in its aim of providing funds for the UN, isn't something many responsible governments would partake in.

Legalize filesharing would, in effect, negate the UCPL.

NSFTA?

No.

NS Lottery?

No.

Trustbusters?

No.

Legalize filesharing?

No.

Public Media?

No.

I'll give some actual reasons later today, its 12:25 AM now and I need to make a token gesture at my insomnia, :wink:

- The Rep of Komokom, RMoS.

Bootai-Bootai will vote no on this resolution. Not only does it contradict previous resolutions as others have rightly pointed out, it also is too specific on the restrictions that it imposes on other nations. It should be up to other nations whehter or not to outlaw monopolies (what about state industries? are they monopolies?) and whether or not to have a government-sponsored public service channel (this might oppose the philosophy of some extreme right wing liberatarian states.)

The point of these proposals is to bring about change. Change can't be made without stepping on a few toes.

Yeah, a good way of saying is that, see,

There is stepping on a few toes,

Then there is stepping on an entire foot,

Which may lead to the one next to it kicking you in the ...

:)

- The Rep of Komokom. RMoS.

There are many issues that need to be adressed in the NSFTA like free movement of people, anti-dumping measures, the elimination of anti-takeover legislation, the elimination of state sponsored subsides, etc. Otherwise it's too vague for my likings.

NS Lottery is an unnecessary waste of states money.

Your trustbusters idea is in principle very good, however the execution is poor and and again, too vague. It's impossible to keep media non-partisan and in order to execute such resolution it would require too much state involvement for my likings. However anti-monopoly legislation is required, and should be considered in the near future.

Legalize filesharing violates all principles of intellectual property rights, and I will never support such measure. And it seems odd you where willing to call for protection of said rights just a couple of paragraphs before. So I'm sorry.

And the Public Media is an unnecessary use of states' money as there are already more effective private organizations adressing these issues and can be held for public declarations, whereas centralized organizations like the one you are proposing tend to become a big incentive for corruption.