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Bill: Foreign Aid Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Progresīvs Partija
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: February 3952
Description[?]:
| Currently, the government gives high levels of aid to countries in need. However we believe that this is far too high. We need to look after our own nation first, however still provide a SENSIBLE proportion of aid as opposed to this ridiculously high amount. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government gives high levels of aid to countries in need.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:33:01, December 12, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Reducing foreign aid may be a populist thing to do in the short-term, but in the long-term, it is a big mistake. If we want to create a fairer, more equal, more free and more safe Terra, then we need to take our international obligations seriously. If we cut back on our contributions, that will give other wealthy nations the green light to do the same. The long-term consequences of that will not be good for Terra - and not good for Dolgavas, either. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 18:56:31, December 12, 2015 CET | From | Progresīvs Partija | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker We have to disagree you. We are still giving MODERATE foreign aid which is a sensible and still hefty amount. We need to take our obligations to DOLGAVA more seriously than we currently, are. With our proposal we are reaching a happy medium as opposed to shelling out ridiculously vast amounts of money to other countries. |
| Date | 00:32:53, December 13, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Taking our obligations to Dolgavas seriously means we need to make sure we live in a Terra that is safe, fair and prosperous for all. We all know that if we allow poverty and suffering to spread, then extremism will fester. We would rather export foreign aid than import terrorism... Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 00:42:14, December 13, 2015 CET | From | Progresīvs Partija | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker You seriously believe that dishing out less of our money will lead to terrorism? We are still giving a MODERATE amount of aid under this legislation as opposed to vast amounts. If moderate aid will still lead to terrorism then we may as well completely cut foreign aid by your logic. |
| Date | 00:52:05, December 13, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The PP are still not considering the knock-on effect of us reducing our aid. If we reduce our aid, that will encourage other nations to reduce their aid as well. The cumulative effect will be a significant and highly damaging reduction in the overall amount of aid given to the most desperate parts of the world. As well as being immoral, this would be harmful to our national interests. As I said, societies where there is suffering and poverty are much more likely to experience political instability and extremism. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
| Date | 13:07:58, December 13, 2015 CET | From | Progresīvs Partija | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker The knock on effect? The Liberal Union just simply don't seem to understand us, we are still giving MODERATE amounts of aid, we are still giving a SENSIBLE and REASONABLE amount of aid, under previous legislation, we were giving VAST amounts of aid, too much of it which was damaging our nation! |
| Date | 17:03:03, December 13, 2015 CET | From | Liberālā Savienība | To | Debating the Foreign Aid Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Yet again, the so-called "Progressives" are playing into the agenda of the National Front. By giving credence to their rhetoric, they are making them seem more legitimate than they really are. Mikelis Skriveris Leader of the Liberālā Savienība |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 407 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 243 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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