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Bill: VRP Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: Valruzian Republican Party
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 2225
Description[?]:
| vote yes! enough said.... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 9
Current: 21
Proposed: 5
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government-issued identity card policy.
Old value:: Citizens are not issued with identity cards.
Current: All citizens are issued with identity cards and are required to carry them at all times.
Proposed: All citizens are issued with identity cards but are not required to carry them.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change International trade (this is a default in the absense of a specific free trade agreement or specific trade embargo)
Old value:: The nation imposes reciprocal tariffs on imports, with no tariffs imposed on states which impose no tariffs on our exports.
Current: The nation allows for imports, but imposes "ethical" tariffs on nations with lower environmental and labour rights standards.
Proposed: The nation does not impose any tariffs or quotas on imports.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Proposed: Education is entirely private and schools run on a for-profit basis.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Public transport is partially subsidised with the remainder "user-pays".
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Proposed: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state contracts with private companies to provide public housing.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: All housing is privately-owned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:17:45, May 11, 2006 CET | From |  Free Radicals | To | Debating the VRP Proposal |
| Message | It's a shame there are so many proposals here, I would have voted for some of the good stuff in this otherwise generic capitalist sandwich. |
| Date | 10:50:14, May 11, 2006 CET | From | Zuma for Likatonia Party | To | Debating the VRP Proposal |
| Message | Needs more socialist mayonaise. |
| Date | 11:20:44, May 11, 2006 CET | From |  Liberal Democrats | To | Debating the VRP Proposal |
| Message | Bah, I like 4 out of 7. So let's vote in favour for once :) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 92 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 291 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 18 |
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| Random quote: "Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all." - Maximilien Robespierre |