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Bill: Internationalism makes the world go round
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List
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: February 2496
Description[?]:
| ... and makes everyone happier. Fact! (Especially us.) |
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 gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Article 2
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 imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation allows for imports, but imposes tariffs and quotas in certain areas.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The national refugee policy.
Old value:: Only refugees that are victims of extreme circumstances are welcome; they are given integration-aid.
Current: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Proposed: All refugees are welcome, regardless of their reason, and given aid in integrating them into the country.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Travel by foreigners to the nation.
Old value:: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Current: The nation imposes minimal border controls on visitors, with cursory security checks, to confirm visitor identities.
Proposed: The nation imposes no border controls on visitors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:56:53, December 03, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | We can ONLY support Article #3 |
| Date | 19:45:49, December 03, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | Article four is excellent. Article 3 good, but we'd have preferred it not to be linked to aid. Articles one and two are irrelevent to us. |
| Date | 01:02:58, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | DWP, how is this an "international" bill when it puts TRADE BARRIERS ("walls") around Likatonia??? |
| Date | 07:03:01, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | Can the CWFP explain what they mean? |
| Date | 22:17:22, December 04, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | TDP, we mean that this bill gives the government the authority to levy tariffs and quotas on IMPORTS from other countries thus raising trade barriers and making us an isolationist nation (the OPPOSITE of what this bill is supposed to intend). The current policy that says Likatonia can only set RECIPROCAL tariffs/quotas are fine. |
| Date | 07:04:59, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | Actually - the current law doesn't say we 'can' impose reciprocal tariffs - it says we DO. This proposal allows the choice to apply such tariffs or not... we see nothing wrong with that. Also - it doesn't raise barriers or any such thing - unless we actually DO apply those 'tariffs in certain areas'... and, given that we would probably do that kind of thing for sensitive products like.. weaponry... retaining the SOVEREIGN RIGHT to do things like that seems only prudent. |
| Date | 18:34:35, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Kapitalist-Arbeitsfamilien Partei | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | The CWFP's position is that the Government should ONLY apply reciprocal tariffs/quotas on imports if foreign nations do the same to our exports. Free trades creates JOBS for poor and middle class Likatonians!!! |
| Date | 18:39:37, December 05, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Internationalism makes the world go round |
| Message | The CWFP are welcome to their opinion. Given that, under our Red Revolution, we had effectively 100% employment, it seems ironic that the CWFP should try to push 'creating jobs' as part of their Capitalist Manifesto. As a note - free trade might open up jobs, but only FAIR trade makes them worth doing. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 272 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 88 |
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