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Bill: Meeting Our Present Need
Details
Submitted by[?]: Lutte Féministe de Libération
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: July 2189
Description[?]:
| It seems we are in a sort of economic recession. We have already proposed the needed new budget to spur spending and investment that will benefit us in the long run. We have also proposed a new tax bill to cover some of the costs associated with the new budget. Although we are not opposed to a deficit, even the new income tax alone will not meet all our needs. So we propose increases in the sales tax of both essential and nonessential goods, as well as a significant taxation on corporations, which is desperately needed. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 10
Current: 16
Proposed: 35
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 7
Current: 25
Proposed: 20
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:33:28, February 20, 2006 CET | From | People's National Unity Movement (RDL) | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | we are opposed to tax rises on essential goods as this will hit the poor harder than the rich, other than that we will vote yes. |
| Date | 23:55:54, February 20, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | The tax on essential goods has been removed. I hope you will vote yes. I hope other parties will vote yes as well. This is by far the most reasonable tax increase we have proposed. The NCC should agree, too, as they are fond of saying that "corporations should be treated as individuals." If this is true, they surely will support a proposal that will tax corporations at a rate equal to the taxation of most well to do individuals. Right now, corporations are being taxed at a level equal to the taxation of the poorest people. |
| Date | 12:58:09, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Beach Party | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | Err, let me get this straight you want to get out of a recession by raising taxes and putting more people out of work? Are you insane or just plain dumb? |
| Date | 15:06:56, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Coalition | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | Ever since the URCW left we didn't have any name-calling for ages (except a few minor incidents with someone who lives in the middle of the sea, so didn't understand the names he was being called), don't start insulting people again. |
| Date | 21:13:26, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Devout Ecologists Party | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | Most reasonable? Do you not mean Highest tax increase? |
| Date | 01:40:09, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Lutte Féministe de Libération | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | "Err, let me get this straight you want to get out of a recession by raising taxes and putting more people out of work? Are you insane or just plain dumb?" People will not be put out of work. Our new budget will dramatically increase demand and put millions to work on the government payroll doing constructive development and investment projects. So, no, I'm not dumb. I've read enough Keynes and Galbraith to know what's what. And please don't start calling people names. I'm more than capable of calling you a few names to, but it would be so unseemly. |
| Date | 02:25:03, February 22, 2006 CET | From | Beach Party | To | Debating the Meeting Our Present Need |
| Message | It's not name calling, its fact stating. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 264 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 286 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
| Random fact: Periodically, it is a good idea to go through your nation's Treaties and arrange to withdraw from any that are unwanted. |
| Random quote: "If the Third World War is fought with nuclear weapons, the fourth will be fought with bows and arrows." - Louis Mountbatten |