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Bill: Reciprocal Aid Act of 2890
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union of Radical Republicans (UM)
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 2891
Description[?]:
| This bill will complement the Reciprocal Trade Act by offering aid to those states that would be judged to require it, be willing to alter their trade stance towards us, and is seen as acceptable to the Foreign Ministry. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government never offers international aid.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:34:05, February 08, 2010 CET | From | Conservative-Libertarian Party (UM) | To | Debating the Reciprocal Aid Act of 2890 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, tied aid is worse than no aid. It pretty much compels poor nations, and does them no good. Indeed, the aid is simply offset and squandered by the necessity to trade. It does no good whatsoever. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 173 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 156 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 62 |
| Random fact: The grey space in the east is populated by the forum-based countries, known in-game as the former colonies or the "Third World". These countries are managed by the Third World Coordinator but players can request control of individual countries in the Third World Control Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8302 |
| Random quote: "A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats." - Benjamin Franklin |