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Bill: MAD(mutually assured destruction) program
Details
Submitted by[?]: New World Order 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: December 2454
Description[?]:
This bill proposes a tax increase on every tax across the board and, the nationalization of the defense and armament industries in order to fund and, economically support arms program to ensure that we have equal, if not superior, destructive power as any of our neighbors or potential enemies. a small increase on the whole range of taxes and compulsory wartime service for all adult males should provide for it. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 8
Current: 0
Proposed: 9
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The nation's defence industry.
Old value:: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Current: The state owns national defence industries but these exist alongside privately owned defence industries.
Proposed: The state owns all defence industries.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 6
Current: 0
Proposed: 7
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 8
Current: 0
Proposed: 10
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 01:33:31, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Workers Party | To | Debating the MAD(mutually assured destruction) program |
Message | The Workers Party opposes these militarist proposals. Sen. Yoko Susanasdöttir |
Date | 18:42:47, September 11, 2007 CET | From | Labour Party of Solentia | To | Debating the MAD(mutually assured destruction) program |
Message | As no proposals have been added to the bill, nothing will occur should this bill be passed. Jack Henshaw, Labour Party Leader |
Date | 02:57:40, September 12, 2007 CET | From | New World Order Party | To | Debating the MAD(mutually assured destruction) program |
Message | oh... thanx, im new. |
Date | 03:23:46, September 12, 2007 CET | From | New World Order Party | To | Debating the MAD(mutually assured destruction) program |
Message | when is safe militaristic? are pennies a day not a sufficient price to safeguard our liberty? do the workers party want to be the ones who say, "maybe we couldve done more",? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
no |
Total Seats: 384 | ||||||
abstain | Total Seats: 41 |
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