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Bill: Religious Finance Reform ( ii )
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Brendan Nelson
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 2554
Description[?]:
| Reform in religious finance is needed to create a freer environment for religions to practice. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not 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 | 09:20:44, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Religious Finance Reform ( ii ) |
| Message | The fact that religions shall be recognized as companies is outrageous by itself. Why do they sell? Faith to God? Or fear? Is spiritual health of our citizens a product? |
| Date | 09:20:59, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Religious Finance Reform ( ii ) |
| Message | What* |
| Date | 09:37:42, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Free Brendan Nelson | To | Debating the Religious Finance Reform ( ii ) |
| Message | Well, the major change is that charitable donations would be untaxed under this system. The governments grip on free religion is currently frightening and must be stopped. |
| Date | 09:46:09, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Kafuri Socialist Party | To | Debating the Religious Finance Reform ( ii ) |
| Message | Religion should be stopped. |
| Date | 09:51:31, March 30, 2008 CET | From | Liberal Urban Party | To | Debating the Religious Finance Reform ( ii ) |
| Message | The only thing we actually agree on. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 86 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 515 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 114 |
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| Random quote: "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington |