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Bill: The Foreign Aid Act of 2173
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Mordusian Green 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: February 2175
Description[?]:
| The DP believes that Mordusia remains in a situation in which foreign aid must be limited, but we feel obliged to provide it in cases of disasters on foreign soils. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:25:09, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the The Foreign Aid Act of 2173 |
| Message | Against. First, this would exclude any other aid, only worsening our own problems as well; Secondly, the giving of aid after a disaster is something the public should to privatly. |
| Date | 13:41:46, January 20, 2006 CET | From | The Mordusian Green Party | To | Debating the The Foreign Aid Act of 2173 |
| Message | We do not understand the AP's first objection. As to the second objection, we have seen that the public is quite underwhelming in the giving of international aid, especially in instances of especially remote disasters, or disasters coming in long chains. |
| Date | 14:46:28, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Agrarian Party of Mordusia | To | Debating the The Foreign Aid Act of 2173 |
| Message | By our first objection we mean that now the situation is our government having talks with 'less gifted' countries, and give and take some. In this new proposal, things are even more strict: government only giving aid when something disastrous happens to poor countries. |
| Date | 17:39:05, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Federalist Party | To | Debating the The Foreign Aid Act of 2173 |
| Message | The current proposal encourages growth both at home and abroad. By granting aid in exchange for trade, we broaden the areas in which Mordusian business may invest and in which Mordusian industry may have a source for raw materials. There is also the bonus of opening up new markets for Mordusian goods. |
| Date | 19:17:14, January 20, 2006 CET | From | National Thomasian Party | To | Debating the The Foreign Aid Act of 2173 |
| Message | We agree with the Feds on this. |
| Date | 09:46:44, January 22, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Front of Mordusia | To | Debating the The Foreign Aid Act of 2173 |
| Message | Foreign aid should be given as help, nothing more. Although countries which are struck by disaster should be given aid, they should not be the only ones. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 182 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 377 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 40 |
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