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Bill: Fair Trade Act of 2438
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Libertarian Party (NoCoalition)
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: June 2438
Description[?]:
| The Fair Trade Act of 2438 will promote free and level trade between cooperative countries. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:39:22, August 01, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Rationalists (PrCoa) | To | Debating the Fair Trade Act of 2438 |
| Message | Sounds good to us. DR is for this proposal. |
| Date | 05:03:09, August 02, 2007 CET | From | Industrialist Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Fair Trade Act of 2438 |
| Message | More "eye for an eye" stuff. Tariffs get us nowhere! |
| Date | 02:38:37, August 03, 2007 CET | From | Party Royale | To | Debating the Fair Trade Act of 2438 |
| Message | How can the MLP be in favor of tariffs, which do nothing but restrict free trade and are detrimental to the economy overall. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 319 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 80 |
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