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Bill: Luxury Goods Tax
Details
Submitted by[?]: Spiritualists' National Union
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 2289
Description[?]:
| This proposal will raise much-needed revenue, as well as helping to shift the tax burden from the poor to the rich. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 0
Current: 21
Proposed: 20
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:06:29, September 25, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Luxury Goods Tax |
| Message | No. To balance the budget we are prepared to cut costs not reinstill crippling taxes. |
| Date | 21:38:07, September 25, 2006 CET | From | Redneck Party | To | Debating the Luxury Goods Tax |
| Message | This proposal is simply stupid. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 39 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 50 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 11 |
| Random fact: Parties have the ability to endorse another party's candidate for the Head of State election (if there is one). This adds a strategic element to the elections. |
| Random quote: "The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods." - John Maynard Keynes |