SENATE BILL: Public Ownership Act of 2014 (Failed)

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I'm all for nationalization, and I hope my colleagues on the right as well as the President see the light on this issue. We can't let our energy sector be run by the Almighty Dollar.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Somehow I get the feeling this bill won't become law any time soon. There's always the next election...

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Even though I support all of these, I personally think this is too omnibus to pass. I've always supported energy nationalization - and I think it could pass this chamber on its own - but I'm a bit doubtful of 6 of us coming to a consensus on also nationalizing steel, iron and transportation along with it.

We can try with this, and if it doesn't work we can always break it down into its constituent parts.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

The point of this bill is to bring the essential elements of our economic foundation under public ownership. This bill will allow for the backbone of the economy to remain on a stable footing.

I would prefer to see the backbone of our economy able to stretch and roam free, to develop alternative and diverse energy resources and technologies, not loaded down by bureaucracy and stuck in a monopolistic morass.

Of course the energy sector is already monopolized and steered by a private sector bureaucracy that erects barriers to entry and keeps out alternative energies (which is why we've had to essentially legislate them into existence), but don't let that get in the way of your self-righteous "muh markets" nonsense.

Whatever obstacles private sector alternative energy and transportation meets, at least it is not currently illegal as you would have it.

Energy should not be produced to feed the private sector monopolies (which you do not seem to oppose) but the people.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

The point of this bill is to bring the essential elements of our economic foundation under public ownership. This bill will allow for the backbone of the economy to remain on a stable footing.

I would prefer to see the backbone of our economy able to stretch and roam free, to develop alternative and diverse energy resources and technologies, not loaded down by bureaucracy and stuck in a monopolistic morass.

Of course the energy sector is already monopolized and steered by a private sector bureaucracy that erects barriers to entry and keeps out alternative energies (which is why we've had to essentially legislate them into existence), but don't let that get in the way of your self-righteous "muh markets" nonsense.

Whatever obstacles private sector alternative energy and transportation meets, at least it is not currently illegal as you would have it.

Energy should not be produced to feed the private sector monopolies (which you do not seem to oppose) but the people.

We have promoted policies over the past several years to diversify energy options and protect consumers in Atlasia.  If you have any suggestions to further promote competition and choice in the energy sector, I'm all ears.

I don't care about choice, Sen. Shua, sir. I just have an inherent distrust of the profit motive (that is how one becomes a Laborite, after all).

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Aye.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Speaking of areas where the government has a public corporation competing with private ones, can we make Fox News a coop to see what will happen?

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Aye.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Aye.