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Bill: Abolition of Private Property
Details
Submitted by[?]: Majatran Socialist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill proposes to change income taxes. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2159
Description[?]:
| Instead of being paid in money, which is to be abolished, the workers of Al'Badara shall instead work for the common good, but shall be provided with everything they need from the state owned collectives. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 50
Current: 40
Proposed: 100
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 0
Current: 0
Proposed: 50
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 10
Current: 33
Proposed: 50
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Proposed: Private cars are not allowed.
Article 5
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 BDR | 99% | 5,766,723,000,000 BDR | Total | 5,766,723,000,000 BDR |
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:49:18, December 21, 2005 CET | From | Ishtirakiya Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Private Property |
| Message | Although the rest of the bill is agreeable, the idea of taxing people for food just seems like profeteering. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 431 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 115 |
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