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Bill: Nation Debt
Details
Submitted by[?]: World Domination 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 2419
Description[?]:
| Our great beloved Pontesi is in debt by over 7,000,000,000 PON. Here are a few proposals that will help solve this problem. Nothing big that would seriously change anything, just to turn our nation from a poverty hell hole into a thriving metropolis. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the use of chemical and biological weaponry in warfare.
Old value:: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Current: The nation reserves the right to use chemical or biological weapons in warfare for any reason.
Proposed: The nation shall never use chemical or biological weapons in warfare unless another nation uses them first.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 15
Proposed: 10
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: Defence industries are privately owned and not subsidised.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 10
Proposed: 5
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The state owns the commanding heights of the economy and all major industries, but private ownership is allowed in the minor industries.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 4
Current: 25
Proposed: 7
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:24:01, June 24, 2007 CET | From |  World Domination Party | To | Debating the Nation Debt |
| Message | I know this may seem like a lot of proposals and maybe it is, but they are vital, the tax increase is necassary to keep our nation from becoming lost in debt. Notice article 5 notes the "use" of nuclear weapons. I feel it is necassary to have them, but only for emergancies and usage should be avoided to keep the destruction of our planet from happening. In article 6 I thought it would be wise to give some privately owned defence companies, both to reduce our spendings, and to bring money from them. And in Article 7 i decided that if we had the ability to geneticly modify crops not only would we have a major source of income, but they would be better. We could breed them to be the fullest they can be. Fully review my Bill, and I hope everyone realized that these are necassary changes. |
| Date | 15:41:20, June 24, 2007 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Nation Debt |
| Message | I really don't understand what does Article 5 and 6 have to do with this? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 446 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 179 |
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