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Bill: Wealth Redistribution Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: People's Party
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: January 2595
Description[?]:
| To provide a tax cut to all on essential goods, paid for by an increase in luxury goods tax. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 10
Current: 6
Proposed: 8
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 21
Proposed: 11
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:21:33, June 20, 2008 CET | From | Covenanters (IA) | To | Debating the Wealth Redistribution Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This represents an attack on the hardest working families in order to benefit spongers and scum, at their expense. A tithe of 10% on everything is the way we do things in the Holy Empire. |
| Date | 01:54:56, June 20, 2008 CET | From | Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists | To | Debating the Wealth Redistribution Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, This is a small step in the right direction. We would like to go further, abolishing the tax on essential goods and raising the tax on luxury goods right up to 50%. People should not be taxed for buying the things they need to survive, but those who can afford to splash out on luxury goods can reasonably be asked to pay a little more. Arthur Smith (General Secretary of Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists) |
| Date | 06:43:38, June 20, 2008 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Wealth Redistribution Act |
| Message | Everyone benefits from an increase of consumption due to lower tax rates. Additionally, rich people buy essential goods too. |
| Date | 12:28:53, June 20, 2008 CET | From | Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists | To | Debating the Wealth Redistribution Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The People's Party representative is correct. *Everybody* will benefit from this legislation, rich and poor, but the poor will feel the benefits most because they spend a greater percentage of their income on essential goods than do the rich. Arthur Smith (General Secretary of Her Majesty's Loyal Trade Unionists) |
| Date | 19:27:24, June 20, 2008 CET | From | Citizen's League | To | Debating the Wealth Redistribution Act |
| Message | We have chosen to abstain. Tax breaks are good, but instead of raising taxes in another area spending should be cut. This bill just swaps one evil for another. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 90 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 21 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 63 |
| Random fact: Selucia is Particracy's modern take on Ancient Rome, located on the continent of Majatra. |
| Random quote: "Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word." Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970) |