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Bill: Trade Tariff Act of 2125
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Liberal 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 2128
Description[?]:
| We need to be able to fight back when other countries unfairly place tariffs on our goods. |
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 does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Current: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Proposed: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:31:21, October 14, 2005 CET | From |  Keymon Libertarian Alliance | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | Hmmmm, were on the fence with this one... give us a good argument KF.. :-) |
| Date | 03:37:33, October 14, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | Well basically the proposed law will still be similar to the current law of not imposing tariffs on imports. But what if another nation decides to place tariffs on our goods and thus making it hard for our producers/farmers/manufactuers to compete? In this case we need to be able to fight back and show that we can't be pushed around! |
| Date | 22:00:55, October 14, 2005 CET | From | Keymon Ruling Party | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | Ah, but absolutely free trade is the cornerstone of the existence of Keymon, its just what we do.... |
| Date | 03:56:49, October 18, 2005 CET | From | Keymon Libertarian Alliance | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | I really can see both sides to this argument. |
| Date | 22:45:54, October 18, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | Quote: "Ah, but absolutely free trade is the cornerstone of the existence of Keymon, its just what we do...." So are we sto stand by while other countries take advantage of us? If you are worried about free trade then sign free trade treaties with neighbours, this law doesn't have to disrupt it. It just gives us a way of reacting in case our exports are being unfairly taxed. |
| Date | 07:31:58, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Keymon Ruling Party | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | Well no, if other nations don't agree to free trade, then we assassinate their leaders. We can't really afford wars, so assassination it is then ;-) And on a more serious note, I don't know, this is a really, really tricky subject. I think that I'm going to have to come down on the side of national interest rather than ideology though, and vote yes.... |
| Date | 20:25:40, October 19, 2005 CET | From | Manifest Destiny Party | To | Debating the Trade Tariff Act of 2125 |
| Message | I have to agree with KRP and KF. We need to be able to reciprocate if tariffs are imposed against our goods or services. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 186 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 113 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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