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Bill: Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Party
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: September 3788
Description[?]:
| Mr. Speaker, Our corporations pay too much in taxes to the government. This bill lowers the corporate tax by only two points, down to 15% from 17%. This will help limit the size of our government and will allow businesses to grow and expand, thus helping the workers at the bottom. Thomas Land MP (U) Party Finance Adviser |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 17
Current: 25
Proposed: 15
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:33:59, January 15, 2015 CET | From |  Alorian Reform Movement | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Were currently running a deficit, yet cut taxes? |
| Date | 06:07:39, January 15, 2015 CET | From |  Comiwnyddion Hosnogol | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Kathy Schultz, MP Limiting the size of government by throwing it into a massive debt crisis is a great idea. |
| Date | 08:30:25, January 15, 2015 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Don't ask me, ask whoever your Finance Minister is. |
| Date | 10:38:26, January 15, 2015 CET | From | Alorian Reform Movement | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Your the one proposing to cut taxes What kind of answer is that, "go ask your finance minister"? |
| Date | 11:42:08, January 15, 2015 CET | From | Grand Old Party (GOP) | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | If you want to reduce the corporate tax you need to reduce spending as well. In this time of war and conflicts, we need to keep our military forces strong. The other services are asking for more money, so cutting in them will decrease the quality of social services and public offices. |
| Date | 11:45:42, January 15, 2015 CET | From | Alorian Reform Movement | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Thank you GOP. |
| Date | 11:45:43, January 15, 2015 CET | From | Alorian Reform Movement | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Thank you GOP. |
| Date | 00:06:33, January 16, 2015 CET | From | Union Party | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | Unfortunately, we will not be able to deal with the Ministry of Finance, so what's the point of asking us? We do have a plan in place to reduce the deficit, but since nobody appears to be willing to compromise, and since everybody is far too engaged in trying to gain as much power as possible, I see no reason to lay it out at the moment. |
| Date | 00:31:10, January 16, 2015 CET | From | Alorian Reform Movement | To | Debating the Lowering the Corporate Tax Act of 3788 |
| Message | UP: I don't see how we are unwilling to compromise. Already it looks like your other tax cuts will be passed by bipartisan support, not just this one. Minister of Finance made a perfect valid point. Off that one statement you can't work with the Minister? Or I am misunderstanding that? Anytime someone is going to propose tax cuts, spending increases that put us in further deficit or could put us there, we expect a plan from whatever party, even if we do it. And we take it a slow piece approach and not shock the system. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 197 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 276 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 72 |
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| Random quote: "Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust." - Ralph Nader |