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Bill: UPSP Government Revenue Bill I
Details
Submitted by[?]: United People's Socialist Party
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 2554
Description[?]:
| Bring In More Money To The Government |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 15
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by private companies which are not subject to any special regulations.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 4
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on industry and subsidies to industrial operations.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the market nor provide any form of subsidies/relief to industries.
Current: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Proposed: The government acts as an investor of last resort, by nationalizing failing industries that provide vital goods or services.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 11
Current: 5
Proposed: 13
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning phone services.
Old value:: There are no regulations on phone service.
Current: The state subsidizes the phone service of low income families but does not regulate the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Proposed: The state regulates the rates providers can charge for phone service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:42:30, March 31, 2008 CET | From | Sons of Liberty | To | Debating the UPSP Government Revenue Bill I |
| Message | The government doesn't need more money. The people need that money to do what they will with. Laissez Faire, Let them do that which they do best. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 41 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 224 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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