NationStates Jolt Archive

Help to protect the right of man to the right to the free exchange of goods and services! What do you think?

Description: In many societies, 'free traders', or businessmen as they are known to the civilized world, are prevented from doing business in a variety of cruel, creative, and horrifyingly effective ways.

All humans should have as a basic right the ability to start a business, which shall be defined as an entity, separate from any connection to a government, which exists to provide a good or service.

Any governmental action to destroy, weaken, or cause any harm to, a business will be regarded as a violation of the basic human right to do business, and proper action will be taken against said nation. Such action will include the following:
1. Prohibitive liscensing costs
2. Artificial implementation of prices
3. Preventing any willing person from entering the business
4. Preventing the business from employing workers
5. Taxing entrepenuers beyond what is taxed on citizens of an equal income.
6. Physically interfering with the supply chain
7. A ban on goods designed to harm business

The right of all people to the free exchage of goods and services shall not be infringed.

I like this idea however I believe that it would be better classified as a "Free Trade" resolution rather that the current classification of "Human Rights" as it is a resolution designed to improve business.

the basic human right to do business, and proper action will be taken against said nation.

Okay... look, that's not a basic human right. Fair trial is a basic human right. A right not to be discriminated against is a basic human right. But the right to start a business isn't.

The other problem you run into is that since it would effectively outlaw a communist economy, it counts as legislating against a form of government, which is grounds for deletion.

it would effectively outlaw a communist economy..

Excellent! I Vote Yes. Too bad it'll never pass.

THe Peoples Republic of Snoogit are prepared to stop any such proposal that would interfere with our economy.

Entrepreneuers are a curse on the economy, and we stamp them out as much as we can. It is not the people's choice in how to handle resources.