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Bill: Reciprocal Tariffs
Details
Submitted by[?]: Phillipsian Party of Dranland
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: February 3537
Description[?]:
| As a means to raise revenues for a revenue-starved government, we should impose tariffs on goods from states that place tariffs on our goods. It's only fair. -Steven Grey, Leader of the Phillipsian Party |
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 | 20:37:07, August 26, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Reciprocal Tariffs |
| Message | Mr Speaker, 'fairness' should exist for the people, not between states. If other countries are willing to wreck their economies by imposing tariffs, let them do so, but don't repeat this folly at home. The ordinary customers benefit from imported goods and global competition, and the PPD wants to strip them of these benefits. The left, as can be seen once again, is in fact the most fervent enemy of the ordinary masses. Lawrence Sinclair MP Member for Loren RFR Parliamentary Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 125 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 254 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 20 |
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