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Bill: Economic Aid
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dolgar Libertarian Party
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: May 2083
Description[?]:
| We believe that it is a good thing to permit economic aid to poor countries. However, we don't think we should just GIVE this money away... |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards giving aid to foreign countries.
Old value:: The government only gives aid for disaster relief in foreign countries.
Current: The government gives moderate aid to countries in need.
Proposed: The government supplies "tied" aid to poorer nations in return for trading rights.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:18:37, July 13, 2005 CET | From |  Federal Green Bloc | To | Debating the Economic Aid |
| Message | Doesn't that seem a little like blackmail? Perhaps I'm being naive, but it seems that we are browbeating poorer nations with our economic superiority. |
| Date | 22:23:19, July 13, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party of Dolgar | To | Debating the Economic Aid |
| Message | This will not have the support of the Liberal Party - we will not ransom aid for trade rights. |
| Date | 02:32:23, July 20, 2005 CET | From | Dolgar Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Economic Aid |
| Message | Whatever anyone says, the DLP supports Dolgar, its economy, and its people before all else. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 43 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 107 |
| 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: "How many legs does a dog have if you call its tail a leg? Four. Calling a dog's tail a leg does not make it a leg." - Abraham Lincoln |