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Bill: Vaccine Alternative in Cases of Cultural or Ideological Noncompliance Excise Tax (VACCINE TAX) Act of 4426
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Liberal Party of Hutori
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: December 4426
Description[?]:
| This bill will allow parents to opt-out of vaccines for their children if they have ideological or religious opposition to vaccines. Should parents choose to opt-out, they must pay a 1,000 HLR tax for each vaccine their children do not receive or a total of 10,000 HLR - whichever amount is less. The proceeds of that tax shall be earmarked for research towards communicable diseases. Those who cannot pay or refuse to pay the VACCINE TAX must receive the vaccine regardless ideological or religious opposition. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on vaccinations.
Old value:: The government mandates vaccination for all children.
Current: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Proposed: The government mandates vaccination for all children, but parents may opt out for religious or ideological reasons.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:15:55, July 19, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Vaccine Alternative in Cases of Cultural or Ideological Noncompliance Excise Tax (VACCINE TAX) Act of 4426 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, The New Liberal Party is a party that values civil liberties, therefore we are sympathetic to those who wish to refuse vaccines for religious or ideological reasons. However, we are also a party that values Science, and truly understand the need for as many people as possible to be vaccinated against communicable diseases. Therefore, we introduce the VACCINE TAX act as a potential middle ground option. We ask for comment from our friends in Parliament. I hereby open the VACCINE TAX Act for debate. Peter Knox MP for Axminster South Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the New Liberals |
| Date | 17:42:07, July 19, 2018 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Vaccine Alternative in Cases of Cultural or Ideological Noncompliance Excise Tax (VACCINE TAX) Act of 4426 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While I would like to see a bill passed that would allow people to opt out of vaccines for religious reasons, we cannot support this bill as is. 10,000 HLR per vaccine is just too much. Not many families could afford that. I understand the meed to discourage people from opting out, but this is just too far. Dylan Jourdain MP for Fairview Prosperity Chairman of the Royalist Party Conservative Caucus |
| Date | 20:59:29, July 19, 2018 CET | From | New Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Vaccine Alternative in Cases of Cultural or Ideological Noncompliance Excise Tax (VACCINE TAX) Act of 4426 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Conceding the Member for Fairview Prosperity's point, we have changed the taxation penalty to 1,000 HLR per vaccine or a total of 10,000 HLR whichever is less. We will now proceed to the vote. Peter Knox MP for Axminster South Interim Parliamentary Leader of the New Liberals |
| Date | 23:11:24, July 19, 2018 CET | From |  Scientian Enclave | To | Debating the Vaccine Alternative in Cases of Cultural or Ideological Noncompliance Excise Tax (VACCINE TAX) Act of 4426 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, Vaccinations are essential to fighting preventable disease. Allowing children to be exposed to disease because their parents "disagree" with vaccines will permit an intolerable public health risk. Not everyone can get a vaccine because of rare conditions, these people are the most vulnerable when certain misguided members of the public decide their religion or psuedoscientific ideology is more important than their child's health. This bill may allow the re-emergence of diseases in future generations that current and former generations were protected by because of this country's excellent vaccine mandate. Our policy makes Hutori an attractive visa recipient as well as all native born Hutorian citizens are mandated to receive vaccines. The freedom to reject your child a vaccine is akin to the freedom to give your child a disease — this simply cannot be permitted. Norbert Lowell Ambassador of the Scientian Enclave |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 175 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 200 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 30 |
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