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Bill: A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
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: June 2240
Description[?]:
| This Bill proposes a number of fiscal reforms, with the following aims: 1. To give further budgetary powers to Local Governments, to manage Public resources such as transport, museums, and art galleries, and also maintain Regional Agricultural Policies 2. To allow Local Government the power to manage child benefit as deemed regionally appropriate. 3. To protect those on low incomes by implementing a National Minimum Wage. 4. To allow religions the ability to carry out their business free of taxation. 5. And to support increased expenditure by implementing a small corporate tax of 2.5% These policies, in conjunction with the Income Tax adjustments suggested by the AM Radical Libertarian Party, should ease the burden and improve the quality of life for those citizens who are currently living on low incomes, and allow greater action to be taken to support communities at the local level. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding child benefit.
Old value:: The state guarantees child benefit to families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The state guarantees child benefit to all families.
Proposed: Child benefit policies are left to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tax percentage of the profit made by corporations.
Old value:: 0
Current: 15
Proposed: 2.5
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change National, cultural and historic sites and monuments.
Old value:: The state encourages and funds private efforts towards the protection of cultural and historical heritage.
Current: The state actively protects scenery, localities, cultural, and historical sites; it maintains an agency to preserve them untouched if public interest so requires.
Proposed: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government agricultural and farming subsidies policy.
Old value:: The government subsidises the operations of low-income farming families.
Current: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Proposed: The government allows local governments to craft agricultural subsidy policy.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
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 for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Current: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Proposed: Religious taxation policy is left to the local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:47:02, June 07, 2006 CET | From |  Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | We intend to submit this Bill for voting in April 2239. If you have any concerns, or wish to see any amendments before supporting this positive reform, please join this debate, and we may be able to reach an accord. The Manion Party |
| Date | 12:04:11, June 07, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | I'm SURE we can reach an agreement. We shall meet your representative in the red light district of Nevarn city when it is convenient. |
| Date | 15:02:25, June 07, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | Axis Mundi Revolution! is interested in a couple of points. We could certtainly support the minimum wage policy, and we would not be averse to shifting some of our tax burden to corporate interests. For quite some time, Likatonia has been a haven for corporate profiteering. But we cannot support this policy of random devolution, and we cannot support this 'thin-end-of-the-wedge' religious agenda. Out Of Character: If the Manion Party puts this to the vote in April, it will fail to 'finish' before the October elections - and will just reset to debate... |
| Date | 17:16:49, June 07, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | Atricle 2 is anti-business, as it imposes double taxation on dividends paid to the average stockholder. The other issues are reasonable. |
| Date | 19:26:38, June 07, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | But, since we are alleviating, year-on-year, the tax burden on all Likatonians, surely it is not too much of a burden for those who 'gamble' in stocks, to pay back a little of the profit? |
| Date | 23:20:05, June 08, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Coalition of the Willing | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | In the spirit on goodwill and bonhmie, We in the manion Party submit this slightly amended Bill. we have reduced the initial level of Corporations Tax from 7.5% to 2.5%. Hopefiully this will not be so painful to the average shareholder, and will not eat into the bribery budgets of big industry. Additionally, with respect to Axis Mundi, we have softened our religious stance by making the taxation decision a local matter. This will support our structured devolution, and allow central government to focus on more serious issues. We hope that you can all now see your way to supporting this moderate adjustment. |
| Date | 17:33:58, June 09, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the A Bill to improve quality of life for all Likatonians, of all ages. |
| Message | Axis Mundi Revolution! must still refuse, unfortunately. The devolutionist agenda strikes at the heart of our vision of government policy - it removes power from a single governing body - making it much harder to keep government transparent and accountable - and builds smaller 'feudal baronies'... with all the threat of collusion and corruption that attends having your politicians and your special interests as neighbours. Indeed - the ONLY thing that MIGHT really have tempted us to vote in favour, was shifting some of the tax burden to the idle rich, and the Manion Party caved to special interests pressure on that front. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 166 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 218 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 117 |
| Random fact: It is not allowed to call more than 5 elections in 5 game years in a nation. The default sanction for a player persisting in the early election tactic will be a seat reset. |
| Random quote: "Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else." - Governor Jesse Ventura |