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Bill: Foreign Aid Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Revolutionary 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: June 2482
Description[?]:
| We are all citizens of the Earth, and as such we have a responsibility to help everyone in need |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:17:24, November 06, 2007 CET | From |  Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | "We are all citizens of the Earth, and as such we have a responsibility to help everyone in need" I agree, but the government doesn't have an obligation or a right to take from people against their will and do it. |
| Date | 16:44:41, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Movement for Freedom | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | We are all citizens of the Earth, so let's donate to those in need individually, and not steal money from our fellow citizens to then allow bureaucrats to decide who to donate it to. No, they don't know better than the rest of the citizens. Yes, given choice, people will be charitable. |
| Date | 19:01:12, November 06, 2007 CET | From | Endralon Confederates Party | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Act |
| Message | "We are all citizens of the Earth, so let's donate to those in need individually, and not steal money from our fellow citizens to then allow bureaucrats to decide who to donate it to. No, they don't know better than the rest of the citizens. Yes, given choice, people will be charitable." Amen. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 197 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 236 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 15 |
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