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Bill: Government Income tax proposal of December 2632
Details
Submitted by[?]: Holy Eliyahu Confession
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2633
Description[?]:
| The Christian League of Lodamun propose to adjust the government's income tax policy to better address the economic situation of the United Republics of Lodamun. |
Proposals
Article 1
We propose to alter income tax brackets to the following setup. Information about the current income tax system can be found here.
| Bracket | Tax | Estimated Revenue |
| > 1,500 LOD | 7% | 3,001,000,000 LOD |
| > 2,250 LOD | 18% | 7,001,000,000 LOD |
| > 3,000 LOD | 34% | 14,181,000,000 LOD |
| > 4,000 LOD | 37% | 26,413,000,000 LOD |
| > 9,000 LOD | 40% | 3,142,000,000 LOD | Total | 53,738,000,000 LOD |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:04:12, September 06, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | This bill will lower taxes for everyone in Lodamun. for the second consecutive proposal, the Christian Democrats have raised the minimum threshold for income taxation, helping the poorest citizens by letting them keep everything they make. This tax cut will be paid for with a majority of the remaining surplus of our budget. |
| Date | 19:16:47, September 06, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | Thank you for the courtesy. The poor now pay 7% instead of 1%. This is an abuse on the poor citizens. |
| Date | 19:48:17, September 06, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | actually the poor now pay nothing at all. if you look at the proposal people who make 0-1500 LOD pay 0% taxes. The previous budget we passed was 0-1000 LOD, and before that as established by the Liberals anyone who made more than 600 LOD would have to pay taxes. For a party that proposes so many budgets and taxation programs, the Liberals appear to have absolutely no understanding of how the system actually works. |
| Date | 23:23:16, September 06, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | OOC: You see what I am talking about. You provoke me. Then, you start whining when I get pissed. Don;t provoke me and we are ll going to be a big happy family. I don't want to say you have no clue about math but I guess I need to explain to you something. In this game, it is impossible to have someone paying no taxes, the lowest value is 1. Now, this (>1,500 LOD) means that those earning LESS than 1,500 LOD will pay 7%, that includes those earning >600 LOD. As for the second bracket, it means that those earning LESS than 2,250 LOD but MORE than >1,500LOD will pay 18% in income tax. Please, refrain from making those knd of comments, UNLESS, you want me to actually make the same comments. |
| Date | 04:47:32, September 07, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | ooc: you've consistently made the same comments to me when I refrained from doing likewise. Ive decided its a two way street. |
| Date | 04:48:18, September 07, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | ooc: and >1500 means that someone makes GREATER THAN 1500. its pretty obvious. |
| Date | 20:16:06, September 07, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Government Income tax proposal of December 2632 |
| Message | OOC: No, it is LESS THAN 1,500 LOD. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 54 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 86 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 10 |
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