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Bill: End of Protectionism
Details
Submitted by[?]: House of Astredies
Status[?]: defeated
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: August 3325
Description[?]:
| This bill will end the harmful, divisive practice of protectionism. |
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 allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes protectionist tariffs and quotas on all imports.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:06:46, June 26, 2012 CET | From |  Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the End of Protectionism |
| Message | You consider the protection, of our own economy, as something "harmful" ? I guess you would be really happy when cheap foreign goods flood our markets to discourage the purchase of locally-produced goods. I will surely arm every farmer, miner, and factory worker who loses money as a result of the possible passage of this bill. |
| Date | 22:16:35, June 26, 2012 CET | From | Williams Family | To | Debating the End of Protectionism |
| Message | Our family is very pro-international - and we're all for removing barriers to trade between nations - but we can't allow foreign goods to become available at lower prices than our local products. Consumers might be able to acquire goods for less but we'll pay ten times over in lost jobs/wages causes by failure of local business ventures (from the smallest farmer right up to the largest clothing manufacturers). And then we'll have civil unrest on our hands... the kind of environment the terrorist party that call themselves "tory" would love to create... Are you sure this isn't some kind of conspiracy between the two of you? |
| Date | 23:04:20, June 26, 2012 CET | From | Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the End of Protectionism |
| Message | Don't waste your breath on the obvious partners of the blue terrorists. This is not for internationalism. An internationalist wouldn't propose a bill that prevented the government from offering foreign aid. |
| Date | 04:03:20, June 27, 2012 CET | From | House of Astredies | To | Debating the End of Protectionism |
| Message | I am not an internationalist I simply believe it is an affront to capitalism as a whole to restrict the public from buying a superior product simply because it was made in another nation. |
| Date | 11:03:35, June 27, 2012 CET | From | Beluz Democratic Karavist Party | To | Debating the End of Protectionism |
| Message | We were speaking to the Williams family. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 17 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 53 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 29 |
| Random fact: Alduria, Rildanor and Lourenne all have Canrilaise (French) cultures. |
| Random quote: "If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public." - Kin Hubbard |