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Bill: Economic Liberty Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Liberty Organization
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: September 2413
Description[?]:
| BE IT ENACTED by the Grand Duke's Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Delegates of Keymon, by the authority of the same, as follows:— Economic agents have also suffered under the yolk of an oppressive government, the liberty organization will fulfill ints mandate and loosen these restrictions. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 18
Current: 15
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 3
Current: 12
Proposed: 5
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 7
Current: 24
Proposed: 5
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Current: There is a compulsory private pension system.
Proposed: The state does not operate a pension system. Individuals must save up for retirement on their own.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:44:44, June 05, 2007 CET | From | Keymon Communist Party (KCP) | To | Debating the Economic Liberty Bill |
| Message | "For a progressive income tax! Tax the rich! We need to increase corporation tax, not decrese it!" Keymon Communist Party Central Committee statement |
| Date | 14:18:31, June 05, 2007 CET | From | Free socialists party of the people | To | Debating the Economic Liberty Bill |
| Message | "The Government needs these money in order do ensure welfare, and progress. This is not the road we wish to follow" Free socialists party leadership statement. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 140 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 70 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players have a responsibility to make a reasonable effort to be accurate when communicating the rules to other players. Any player who manipulatively misleads another player about the rules will be subject to sanction. |
| Random quote: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater |