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Bill: Foreign Aid Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Peoples Revolutionary Front
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: March 2510
Description[?]:
| We currently spend more than 1 trillion MCR annually on Foreign aid, while getting nothing in return. We propose, those nations requesting aid from us make some consessions regarding trade to help us off set some of the financial strain this aid places on our economy. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government never offers international aid.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:48:47, January 01, 2008 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Reform |
| Message | We are concerned by the figure given. Where is the 1 trillion + MCR figure coming from for foreign aid? |
| Date | 09:26:27, January 01, 2008 CET | From | Free Peoples Revolutionary Front | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Reform |
| Message | Expenses[?] Head of Government 1,500,000 MCR Foreign Affairs 1,900,000,000 MCR Internal Affairs 3,900,000,000 MCR Finance 3,000,000,000 MCR Defence 14,000,000,000 MCR Justice 4,900,000,000 MCR Infrastructure and Transport 10,000,000,000 MCR Health and Social Services 17,340,490,000 MCR Education and Culture 15,000,000,000 MCR Science and Technology 13,000,000,000 MCR Food and Agriculture 750,000,000 MCR Environment and Tourism 2,000,000,000 MCR Trade and Industry 2,500,000,000 MCR Total 88,291,990,000 MCR |
| Date | 17:54:10, January 01, 2008 CET | From | Kaitite Movement | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Reform |
| Message | You do realize that there are expenses in Foreign Affairs besides aid? We must maintain embassies, host and attend conferences, deal with foreign embassies at home, and keep up to date information on nationals in other countries. |
| Date | 23:09:49, January 01, 2008 CET | From | Supporters of Science in Design (IP) | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Reform |
| Message | The Maharaja has spoken. |
| Date | 05:25:21, January 02, 2008 CET | From | Free Peoples Revolutionary Front | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Reform |
| Message | My current bathroom budget may run 2000.00 a month and I could say its because I need toilet paper and soap, though if I fired the naked girls who wipe my bottom, and sold my solid gold toilet I might be able to lower the expenses some. Stopping the practice of giveing away our tax payers money to people who might be our enemies does not affect the budget for such things as embassies etc. However It does lower our national deficate Logic has spoken |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 243 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 439 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 68 |
| Random fact: In cases where a party has no seat, the default presumption should be that the party is able to contribute to debates in the legislature due to one of its members winning a seat at a by-election. However, players may collectively improvise arrangements of their own to provide a satisfying explanation for how parties with no seats in the legislature can speak and vote there. |
| Random quote: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman |