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Bill: Ending the nation of consumption
Details
Submitted by[?]: Protectorate Party
Status[?]: passed
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: November 2381
Description[?]:
Advertisement is a deceitful practice where a product is hyped and our citizens are compelled to purchase beyond their means. We shall be a nation of producers, not consumers, and as such all manner of paid advertisement shall be banned. A product shall rely on its actual value to the buyer for sales within our borders. Unbiased reviews are encouraged and expected to keep the population informed of a product or service's merit. An increase of 1 percentage point of tax on companies shall be used to fund information sources and aid in the distribution of a market information. |
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 prohibited.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 9
Current: 5
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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Vote | Seats | ||
yes |
Total Seats: 200 | ||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: For more information on Particracy's former colonial nations, check out http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6640 |
Random quote: "It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope." - Niccolo Machiavelli |