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Bill: Sales and Luxury Tax Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers
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: April 2433
Description[?]:
| "It is entirely possibly to run the government without these taxes." -Hiram Lansing, Viscount Lingford, Minister of Finance |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 27
Current: 30
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 5
Proposed: 0
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 38
Current: 8
Proposed: 0
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:21:19, July 22, 2007 CET | From |  Reforma Ligo | To | Debating the Sales and Luxury Tax Bill |
| Message | The RL and President Böhm will oppose this. |
| Date | 07:27:27, July 22, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Sales and Luxury Tax Bill |
| Message | "Would the president at least entertain the Directory with a reason for his disapproval? A simple statement condemning this bill does not satisfy this party, much less the nation!" -Dame Catherine Wright, Director Member |
| Date | 08:16:37, July 22, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Trade Unionist Party | To | Debating the Sales and Luxury Tax Bill |
| Message | How can you run a country without sales tax! Civilization as we know it will end! |
| Date | 19:24:22, July 22, 2007 CET | From | Ancient and Noble Order of the Cavaliers | To | Debating the Sales and Luxury Tax Bill |
| Message | "It's called income tax! That is how the nation shall be run!" -Lord Hawley, Directory Member |
| Date | 10:22:40, July 23, 2007 CET | From | Liberty Party | To | Debating the Sales and Luxury Tax Bill |
| Message | Sales tax is a completely unfair and unliked on both sides of the political spectrum, and corporation tax is a cesspit of red tape and bureaucracy, it will only ever serve as a major disincentive, especially at the percentage of profit it take currently, to enterprise, it will only ever hurt the economy in the long run. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 95 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "Fascism is capitalism plus murder." - Upton Sinclair |