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Bill: Tax them!
Details
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: September 2507
Description[?]:
| How exactly are religious organizations different from other money-making organizations so that they shouldn't be taxed? Looks like a double standard to me. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:41:53, December 26, 2007 CET | From |  Parti Libertaire | To | Debating the Tax them! |
| Message | TAX THEM! TAX THOSE CONNIVING BASTARDS. |
| Date | 00:15:56, December 27, 2007 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the Tax them! |
| Message | We should tax charities and graveyards while we're at it. How about labor unions, too. |
| Date | 00:33:55, December 27, 2007 CET | From | Union Pour Un Movement Populaire | To | Debating the Tax them! |
| Message | . . . I wish to tax everything equally. |
| Date | 00:56:05, December 27, 2007 CET | From | 2ème PPPP | To | Debating the Tax them! |
| Message | Labor unions don't make money and Kanjor's cemeteries are publicly owned. You make no sense. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 168 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 176 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 156 |
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