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Bill: Free Trade Act of 2712
Details
Submitted by[?]: Rutanian Restoration 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: May 2714
Description[?]:
| A bill to lower the barriers to international free trade. We believe that such a bill would only aid the expansion of our economy and help the Rutanian people. It will also encourage more trade with our Commonwealth. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:16:00, February 16, 2009 CET | From | National Equality Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act of 2712 |
| Message | We already fought for this change in policy when we signed the Artanian free Trade treaty. This bill protect Rutanian businesses ONLY from other countries that tax our products. It is mearly a counter measure to dissaude other countries from passing tariffs on our goods. |
| Date | 17:17:56, February 16, 2009 CET | From | National Equality Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act of 2712 |
| Message | OOC: Sorry, I didn't say my position. We will not support this bill. |
| Date | 11:10:27, February 17, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Elitist Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act of 2712 |
| Message | The REP thinks that free trade is one of the basic liberties. The abolition of free trade can lead to the diminution of other freedoms. Consequently, the REP supports this bill. |
| Date | 12:39:02, February 17, 2009 CET | From | Rutanian Heritage Party | To | Debating the Free Trade Act of 2712 |
| Message | We reject this legislation in its entirity. Free-trade restricts our national sovereignity and independance, and is destructive to our domestic industries and job markets. As we have stated time and time again, we will not sell out our nation, its businesses, and its people for the sake of globalist ideology and the cheap economic gains that will supposedly result. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 663 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 36 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Players must never be asked for their Particracy password. This includes Moderation; a genuine Moderator will never ask for your password. |
| Random quote: "For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against." - Niccolo Machiavelli |