We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Taxation of religious institutions Act
Details
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: October 2398
Description[?]:
| We want evry religion to have it nice. Therefore we want to change a law. From: Taxation of religious institutions. Recognized religions are not taxed. To: Taxation of religious institutions. No religions are taxed. _________________________ The voting starts in March 2398 |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:41:11, May 02, 2007 CET | From | S.C.A.F.R. | To | Debating the Taxation of religious institutions Act |
| Message | No. We think that religions will be taxed, not the donations or the church, but the other things: buildings, cars etc. |
| Date | 22:05:55, May 02, 2007 CET | From | Party of Moderates | To | Debating the Taxation of religious institutions Act |
| Message | Yes, the policy towards religious taxation should be uniform towards all religions. |
| Date | 04:44:34, May 03, 2007 CET | From | Aldegar Freedom Party | To | Debating the Taxation of religious institutions Act |
| Message | We agree with what this proposal is trying to say, but we liked the old legislation better. You can't put a price or a tax on God. To do so would be absolutely appalling, and we think that the only reason the S.C.A.F.R has proposed that religions should be taxed is out of their own hatred for religion as one of the 'evils' linked to capitalism. And you also can't tax a non-profit organisation - donations are the only income a church has, and it would be ludicrous to tax the donations aswell. Essentially, the churches only incomes are its donations, and they are needed desperately for things such as the buildings maintainance. However, if you bring in legislation that states 'NO religions are taxed', you may find that this will be troublesome and may spawn a lot of tax evasion. For example, if 'recognised' religions, such as Christianity, Catholocism, Judaeism, etc, are not taxed, that's a show of respect for these religions and a sign of respect for the fact that they are non-profit organisations. But if you don't tax any religion, whose to say 1,000 new religions won't suddenly pop up over night, all claiming their own individual Gods and values, and essentially evading tax just because they claim to be a religion. Nothing would stop a business from becoming a religion for face value and just evading tax completely. And we would also prefer that ludicrous, abhorrent 'religions' or cults, such as Satanism, whose practices are often outside of the law, are not free from tax. Essentially Family First cannot recognise Satanism as a legitimate religion, and therefore they should not be free of tax. We don't want to encourage their existance. Therefore, Family First proposes that we keep the current legislation. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 293 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 357 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "In heaven all the interesting people are missing." - Friedrich Nietzsche |