I appreciate Councillor Tiepolo's refreshingly honest and open approach to bigotry. Though I consider his views appalling and disgusting, as well as entirely unsuitable for this multi-ethnic and multi-religious Federation, at least he has the courage to display his hate for 'the other' without bothering to code or disguise it. I cannot wait to find out which ethnic groups the Conservative League opposes on principle as well, or will that be left unspoken?
Minister Kraus' spurious claims that the Radical Union is anti-religious are, of course, patently ridiculous. The Radical Union believes in pure religious freedom, in removing the hand of government from all religions and allowing their adherents to practice them without official interference. By eliminating the prospect of governmental favor or disfavor, the Radical Union believes that the government will serve the Danubian people on an equal basis, without discrimination or unfair treatment. Efforts to elevate any one religion or religious group above the others, regardless of its prominence or wide-spread adherence, will simply lead to further sectarian turmoil within the Federation.
The discussion on the treatment of the working man is an interesting one to me, as a former labor organizer, and has inspired a bill along those lines.
~ Erich Vogel, Chancellor of Austria
Minister Kraus' spurious claims that the Radical Union is anti-religious are, of course, patently ridiculous. The Radical Union believes in pure religious freedom, in removing the hand of government from all religions and allowing their adherents to practice them without official interference. By eliminating the prospect of governmental favor or disfavor, the Radical Union believes that the government will serve the Danubian people on an equal basis, without discrimination or unfair treatment. Efforts to elevate any one religion or religious group above the others, regardless of its prominence or wide-spread adherence, will simply lead to further sectarian turmoil within the Federation.
The discussion on the treatment of the working man is an interesting one to me, as a former labor organizer, and has inspired a bill along those lines.
The Industrial Labor and Standards Act
1. All factories and industrial facilities in the Danubian Federation are required to implement basic safety standards as pertain to the workers therein.
2. All factories and industrial facilities in the Danubian Federation are required to provide basic medical care for their workers, including at least one on-site medical professional for every thousand workers.
3. Any industrial worker who is injured beyond the ability to perform labor or who is otherwise rendered unemployable through his work in a factory or industrial facility is entitled to a basic state pension, as is any worker over the age of 50.
4. To oversee the allocation of these funds, determine the safety standards, and to ensure that these provisions, as well as the provisions of the Amended Industrial Rights Act of 1851, are carried out, a Department of Labor shall be established on the Federal level, with its Minister of Labor as a full Cabinet position.
5. State governments are likewise required to establish a Department of Labor within their respective executive branches, for state-level enforcement of labor standards and to improve labor relations.
~ Erich Vogel, Chancellor of Austria