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Bill: The Republican Party is forced.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Nacia Repuvlican partio de Kobura
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: March 2621
Description[?]:
Ladies and gentleman we the republican party can no longer allow our nation to go deeper and deeper into debt. Our deficit grows bigger everyday and this government dosen't care. Until we can decide on a budget we are forced to raise taxes to make up for the deficit. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 15
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 35
Current: 45
Proposed: 37
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:25:27, August 12, 2008 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Cobura | To | Debating the The Republican Party is forced. |
| Message | We can support a hike in the luxury tax, but a tax on essential goods hurts our poorest citizens. |
| Date | 22:27:57, August 12, 2008 CET | From |  Nacia Repuvlican partio de Kobura | To | Debating the The Republican Party is forced. |
| Message | I agree to a point tho that tax rate would be 5% rather than the old rate of 7%. |
| Date | 23:02:49, August 12, 2008 CET | From | National Business Party (NBP) | To | Debating the The Republican Party is forced. |
| Message | We have problems with raising taxes, especially as the Luxury tax is currently so high, but, we would support article 1. But, remember, this does not sufficiently cover the problems left by the liberals. We need to cut the budget - Now! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 306 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 216 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 28 |
| Random fact: Voters have an extra appreciation for bills that actually get passed, so if you want to maximally take profit from your votes, make sure you compromise with others. |
| Random quote: "An "acceptable" level of unemployment means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job." - Author Unknown |