We are working on a brand new version of the game! If you want to stay informed, read our blog and register for our mailing list.
Bill: Taxation Rate Change Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sons of Liberty
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: September 2543
Description[?]:
| We thusly propose that the taxes put upon the poor be reduced as we previously had suggested; however, instead of lowering to a base zero, we propose dropping the seventeen percent down to a five, and the luxury down to a ten, while bringing the corporate tax up. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 22
Proposed: 10
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 17
Current: 0
Proposed: 5
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 17
Current: 50
Proposed: 10
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:29:40, March 07, 2008 CET | From | Sons of Liberty | To | Debating the Taxation Rate Change Act |
| Message | We thusly propose that the taxes put upon the poor be reduced as we previously had suggested; however, instead of lowering to a base zero, we propose dropping the seventeen percent down to a five, and the luxury down to a ten, while bringing the corporate tax up. We would like to leave this in debate for a little while, so that we can try and find a nice even ground we can agree on - after all, we more than anything have simply too much an issue with a seventeen percent sales tax on essential goods, eating away at our poor's meager pocketbooks. We are quite willing to compromise, and we believe at least the Freeminded People's Party would be willing to work with this, even if the Socialist Labour party is MIA. |
| Date | 07:32:44, March 07, 2008 CET | From | Socialist Labour Party | To | Debating the Taxation Rate Change Act |
| Message | First of all, we're not gone. Just busy with other matters of import. Secondly, the Socialist Labour Party is willing to vote in favour of this budget as a stop-gap measure on the road to a true worker's paradise. |
| Date | 01:44:09, March 08, 2008 CET | From | Sons of Liberty | To | Debating the Taxation Rate Change Act |
| Message | Well enough then, We'll put it to vote and see what Freeminded says. If not, can always further debate and retry. |
| Date | 03:01:38, March 08, 2008 CET | From | Freeminded People's Party | To | Debating the Taxation Rate Change Act |
| Message | Increasing business taxes harm the nation's investment climate, creating -- in the long run -- fewer jobs & more poverty. Different rates of sales tax also add to costs as they increase paperwork for businesses. We also have a low rate of saving, so cutting sales taxes (and thereby increasing consumption) is a very poor prescription right now. In addition, such a large cut to sales taxes would create a massive deficit -- corporation tax doesn't bring in very much money, so you'll be causing economic damage with precious little gain. We oppose every section of this bill. |
subscribe to this discussion - unsubscribe
Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 460 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 290 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Terra, the fictional world in which Particracy is set, consists of 8 continents: Artania, Dovani, Keris, Makon, Majatra, Seleya, Temania and Vascania. |
| Random quote: "Someone who wields power in name only can never compete with those who wield it through action." - Franz Reichert, former Luthorian politician |