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Bill: Introduction of Tariffs
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unified National 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: August 2441
Description[?]:
| In order to ensure the security of our products in the national marketplace, it is important that tariffs be placed on cheaper products from overseas. This will ensure that our nations industries are not obsoleted by international equivalents, create a sense of national pride and strengthen our economy. |
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:12:18, August 08, 2007 CET | From |  Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Introduction of Tariffs |
| Message | Tarriffs harm production and discourage trade. No. |
| Date | 09:15:46, August 11, 2007 CET | From | Fascist Authoritarianism Party | To | Debating the Introduction of Tariffs |
| Message | We heartily disagree, limited tariffs will help the struggling economy and help the nation become stronger. We are in favor, and hope other government-strengthening proposals will be passed in the future. |
| Date | 18:19:26, August 11, 2007 CET | From | Enlightened Cosmic Brotherhood | To | Debating the Introduction of Tariffs |
| Message | Tariffs limit the economy's expansion by making it so outside sources have a harder time trading with Al'Badara. Struggling economy only means that certain insistutions are inefficent and thus should not be kept on governmental life support. Tariffs allow domestic goods and companies to stay below par and poor quality simply by eliminating outside competition. If we wish to improve and become a stronger nation we must not life in a governmental bubble, we must improve through working with foreign nations. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 22 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 36 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 22 |
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