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Bill: Religious Taxation Act of 4873
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free Nationalist Party of Baltusia (FNP)
Status[?]: passed
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 4874
Description[?]:
| The taxation of Religions can lead to the potential persecution of Religious groups. If the government is to be truly impartial and neutral on Religion it cannot tax people for their beliefs. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: All religious income, despite the use, is taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: No religions are taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:10:33, January 08, 2021 CET | From | Secularist Green Front (SGF) | To | Debating the Religious Taxation Act of 4873 |
| Message | Utter nonsense! The make-believe of people is no excuse for their duty to contribute to national collection efforts. A neutral position is not to ignore their financial activity but to be indistinguishable from that of the non-believer. This bill has failed in the past and for a good reason, the people of Baltusia do not wish to be treated differently based on their religion, or more importantly, lack thereof. --- Secularist Green Front Dr. Skylar Hopkins |
| Date | 04:00:50, January 09, 2021 CET | From | Free Nationalist Party of Baltusia (FNP) | To | Debating the Religious Taxation Act of 4873 |
| Message | Do you have to pay taxes for your Religion Dr. Hopkins? Your hatred for people who do not worship your god of non-belief is disturbing and the exact reason why Religions should not have to pay taxes, because at any moment under a government like your’s the state can use taxes to stomp out opposing religious beliefs. People should not have to pay taxes because they believe in a different God then you. David Williams Free Nationalist Party |
| Date | 13:31:49, January 09, 2021 CET | From | Secularist Green Front (SGF) | To | Debating the Religious Taxation Act of 4873 |
| Message | My personal beliefs are non of your concerns, David. I would hope you remember that. Taxation is not oppression. It's collaboration. We are not arguing about introducing new taxes on believers, which we would oppose. We are arguing about lifting away financial responsibilities simply for the personal beliefs of those involved. We will not stand for that. --- Secularist Green Front Dr. Skylar Hopkins |
| Date | 13:52:32, January 09, 2021 CET | From | Free Nationalist Party of Baltusia (FNP) | To | Debating the Religious Taxation Act of 4873 |
| Message | I don’t believe for one second that this is about financial responsibilities to you Dr. Hopkins. You like many people before you claim that you are for fairness, but you are not for equality between citizens. Does a atheist have to pay taxes for his beliefs? You don’t support the taxation of people for their religious beliefs because you think it’s a fair thing to do. No you support it simply because you see the taxation of Religion as a tool to create a atheistic authoritarian system. Many groups have claimed that secularism is for equality then used it to oppress religious people, how are you any different? Do you want a impartial government? Or a secular society? A secular society is a society without morality. Is that what you want? Free Nationalist Party David Williams. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 176 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 110 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 149 |
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