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Bill: Liberal Tax and Economics Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic National Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2364
Description[?]:
| Let's encourage inward investment and let's allow our people to buy the goods and services they want with minimum government interference. Let's not tax luxury goods out of peoples reach. Cut taxes¬ |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 7
Current: 15
Proposed: 5
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change
The government's policy regarding foreign investments.
Old value:: Foreign investors are not allowed to invest in national companies.
Current: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Current: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Proposed: Gambling is legal across the nation, no regulation whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 7
Current: 12
Proposed: 5
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:12:35, February 21, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | This is pure defunding of the government. Both the LITP and the PLPL have been willing to support cutting income taxes but regaining the income through corporate and consumption taxes, although in fairness we never could agree on the specifics. The libertarians have to some extent supported this movement, although their preference would be to get all income through non-income taxes. Cutting these taxes as opposed to income taxes (or, even worse, in addition), however, is the worst thing that could be done. Corporations gain so much from the national infrastructure that allows them to prosper, that they need to participate in paying for it. If there are income tax cuts, the revenue must be made up for by raising rather than lowering the non-essential consumption tax. |
| Date | 00:35:51, February 21, 2007 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | No. This is the wrong direction. |
| Date | 01:44:41, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | No it's actually the RIGHT* direction *right-wing |
| Date | 13:38:16, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | Since parties are completely against this bill, we include our market deregulation manifesto in this bill. |
| Date | 17:06:03, February 21, 2007 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | Article 2 is the only one we have problems with, but we will suport on balance and work to remove the prohibition on child labor in the future. |
| Date | 17:43:08, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | We are willing to comprimise on that article and remove it to a seperate bill. |
| Date | 17:46:20, February 21, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | We cannot see how anyone could support Article 1, basically allowing false advertising with no restrictions. |
| Date | 17:50:56, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | The Axis Mundi is gladdened to find we have no split loyalties here, and can happily vote against every article equally. |
| Date | 19:04:56, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | "We cannot see how anyone could support Article 1, basically allowing false advertising with no restrictions." We remove censorship and we get people to spend their money preventing the paradox as thrift. This bill will inject demand into the economy. |
| Date | 19:09:13, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the Liberal Tax and Economics Bill |
| Message | Child Labour proposal removed. Proposed: Foreign investors may freely invest in national companies. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 45 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 154 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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