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Bill: Slight Corporation Tax Increase
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Party of Darnussia
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: August 2205
Description[?]:
| We can invest slightly more in public services, or, better yet, invest more in promoting Darnussia aboard and improving our enviroment |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 6
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:23:51, March 25, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Slight Corporation Tax Increase |
| Message | This is a small step in the right direction. I will support it. |
| Date | 15:29:03, March 25, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Slight Corporation Tax Increase |
| Message | No way, corporate taxes are harmful to the economy in the worst way, I'd prefer a sales tax on luxury goods. |
| Date | 20:34:15, March 25, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Slight Corporation Tax Increase |
| Message | I'd prefer no sales tax... which we already have. |
| Date | 00:38:29, March 26, 2006 CET | From | Christian Democratic Union | To | Debating the Slight Corporation Tax Increase |
| Message | I'd prefer only a 1 percent income tax and no other taxes whatsoever...but hey we can all dream, can't we! I prefer sales taxes to corporate taxes because corporate taxes cause companies to fire workers, while no one will stop buying luxury goods because they cost 16 cents more. We really need to work on improving our employment statistics, we have provinces where its nearly 8% unemployment, that's unacceptable. |
| Date | 09:09:31, March 26, 2006 CET | From | Socialist Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Slight Corporation Tax Increase |
| Message | Corporations should be taxed in order to fund important projects. Yes, we can improve our unemployment statistics, but not by lowering corporate taxes. Corporate taxes will not cause companies to fire workers if we pass legislation so that a company can only fire its workers if they do something illegal or are consistently poor in their job performance (showing up late, turning in work late, etc.). Bosses should not be allowed to fire workers whenever they feel like it. If we defend the rights of workers to keep their jobs, then unemployment will go down and fewer people will be fired. Then we can maintain a high corporate tax without the problem of companies firing too many workers. |
| Date | 15:13:31, March 26, 2006 CET | From | Social Democratic Party of Darnussia | To | Debating the Slight Corporation Tax Increase |
| Message | We only have high unemployment thanks to the boom and bust economic politics being practice by LBSC, PDA and LPD The choice for the voters is simple, economic stablitiy, pragmatism and social justice from the SDP, or boom and bust economics, idealogical dogma and an unfair and unfree society from LPD |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 252 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 298 | ||||
| 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: "Isn't it about time that the US government stop supporting dictatorships and avaricious oligarchies with our tax monies, munitions, and diplomacy?" - Ralph Nader |