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Bill: Abolition of Religous Oppression
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Renew
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: March 4044
Description[?]:
| Religious institutions should not be taxed |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:12:11, June 13, 2016 CET | From | Green Moderates Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Religous Oppression |
| Message | We oppose this bill. We believe that it is in the better interest of society that institutions not be granted preferential treatment through the tax code. Sports associations, religious organizations, and even social "betterment" groups operating as charities may take advantage of such a status in order to shield activities and monies from full transparency or accountability. We believe that taxing profits and allowing for charitable donations not to be taxed is already a generous position for the religious organizations. They should not be registering any profit at all, as a social group. And all donations are not counted as income anyway. |
| Date | 21:14:24, June 13, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Religous Oppression |
| Message | We fully agree with the Green Moderates Party and oppose this bill. |
| Date | 23:35:29, June 13, 2016 CET | From | Progressive Conservative Party | To | Debating the Abolition of Religous Oppression |
| Message | The Neoconservative Party believes that our country's current policy is a good middle ground on the issue of taxation of religious institutions, and we will not be supporting any changes to it. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 165 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 585 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Any RP law granting extraordinary "emergency powers" or dictator-like powers to a government must be passed by at least a 2/3rds majority, but (like all RP laws) may always be overturned by a simple majority vote of the legislature. |
| Random quote: "'The illusion of Pontesi nationhood'. The Serpent speaks. How can they say these things? How can they call our country an illusion? You can see it clear as day, these people won’t stop until they’ve destroyed us all." - Morgan Einar, former Pontesian general |