FAILED: The Technology Investment Act

[Kenny]

The Technology Investment Act
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.

Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: The Left-Libertarian Hippies

Description: This act is designed to provide universal access to new technology for nations, corporations, and individuals.

DEFINES technology as any device or process that aids in the development of new processes or devices.

REALIZING that many developing nations and small corporations do not have the funds necessary to purchase new and innovative
technology or upgrade their existing technology.

WORRIED that many individuals residing in WA member-states do not have access to new and innovative technology due to cost.

ALSO WORRIED that many individuals do not have access to communications, media, and education related technology due to the governments under which they live.

UNDERSTANDING that both of these issues impede economic growth, stability, and trade between communities from flourishing in the nations of the World Assembly.

DEMANDS that ALL WA members must allow their citizens to use technology freely for peaceful and harmless purposes as they please with as little government interference as possible.

INSTRUCTS ALL WA members to provide, within reason, citizens, corporations, and inter-governmental agencies with the technology necessary for improving speed and quality of work, communication, travel, and learning.

REQUIRES member-state analysts to truthfully provide information on the freedom and quality of technology in their respective member-states.

ESTABLISHES a Technological Freedom and Development Committee to

a). Assist corporations, individuals, and nations with monetary assistance in the form of both loans and grants so that they can upgrade, buy, or develop technology.

b). Monitor the freedom of technological use (especially in regards to communications and media) in member states.

c). Develop and bargain payment plans for technological investment with individual member-states.

d). Supervise and negotiate loans between banks, nations, and corporations for the advancement of technology.

MANDATES nations or corporations that ask for loans or grants or other assistance from the General Fund, banks, or other nations to have valid proof from analysts that their technology is insufficient in serving citizens, officials, workers, costumers, etc.

Votes For: 1,164

Votes Against: 4,612

Voting Ends: in 3 days 10 hours

Your Regional WA Delegate, Krioval, has voted AGAINST this resolution.

[The Palentine]

bullshit!

[Cookesland]

We stand in solidarity with our brethren in Amishtopia. Against!

[Retired WerePenguins]

As Flash Blonde said so elogantly, just reading the DEFINES made my head hurt.

So really, technology is the first derivative of processes and devices? All devices and processes that "aid" the development of new devices and processes is technology? Aside from this being classic FAIL, I don't see how this is really needed by everyone. Everyone doesn't need a device X to make a better device Y; only one person needs to create a better device Y, not everyone at once.

Then again, perhaps it is just because the thought of having to vote against a significant free trade resolution makes me want to bang my head against a wall, but I must.

[bloodstone kay]

I'd have to agree, that DEFINES clause seems a little head spinning.

[mousebumples]

Further evidence that some delegates are willing to approve things just because they're asked.

Which, hey, great when I'm running a TG campaign. Less great when they're approving dreck like this - but at least the WA is smart enough to vote this crap down.