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Bill: Foreign trade policy (proposal added)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Status[?]: passed
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 2113
Description[?]:
| It shall be the policy of Lodamun to seek open borders for both capital and labour. We will welcome foreign investment insofar as it accords with the laws and interests of the people of Lodamun. It shall be the government's policy to promote free trade wherever possible. Most favoured nation (MFN) status shall be extended to all friendly countries: that is to say, any tariff concession granted ot one country shall be gratned to all other countries with MFN status. MFN status shall not be awarded, however, to countries deemed by the government to be systemic abusers of human rights. These countries include but are not limited to: countries permitting the slave trade, countries committing genocide, and countries permitting torture. The cabinet may, if it wishes, also withhold MFN status on the grounds of environmental policy, for instance if another state is polluting our waters with their toxic chemicals. Free trade should not be limited ot the free movement of capital, but will also include the free movement of labour. Workers should be permitted to cross borders freely, in keeping with Lodamun's open immigration policies. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:32:17, September 12, 2005 CET | From |  Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | Supported (Ill have more to say later) |
| Date | 03:03:15, September 12, 2005 CET | From | Royal Conservative Party | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | I, of course, oppose the open border policy of Lodamun and therefore I stand against |
| Date | 04:20:46, September 12, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | ((We are considering RP-ing a protectionist party, to mix things up a little, so can't comment at the moment.)) |
| Date | 18:30:10, September 12, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | No rush on this one, it's nopt going to a vote right away. |
| Date | 11:10:04, September 13, 2005 CET | From | Lodamun Centre-Left Coalition | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | "Most favoured nation (MFN) status shall be extende dot all friednly countries" <--- methinks some correction is needed there. |
| Date | 20:14:20, September 16, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | There is now a proposal on free trade vs. protectionism. Added the value that seems to fit best, which is generally free-trade oriented. |
| Date | 21:13:47, September 16, 2005 CET | From | Tuesday Is Coming | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | While I oppose all tariffs, This proposal may be an effective method of ensuring that fewer tariffs are levied against our citizens. |
| Date | 17:53:01, September 18, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | OK, that's long enough in debate. |
| Date | 04:21:42, September 19, 2005 CET | From | none | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | We're voting yes as a step toward more protectionist tariffs. |
| Date | 04:23:33, September 19, 2005 CET | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | ((^ Me, got logged out for some reason.)) |
| Date | 15:29:40, September 19, 2005 CET | From | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | To | Debating the Foreign trade policy (proposal added) |
| Message | you also forgot to vote, or the system didn't log the vote. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 213 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 87 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Particracy has 464 player slots. |
| Random quote: "In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy." - Brian Mulroney |