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« Reply #2800 on: March 29, 2011, 11:29:26 AM »

Aye.

As long as I get chicken in the canteen every Friday.
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« Reply #2801 on: March 29, 2011, 09:01:23 PM »

Aye.
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« Reply #2802 on: March 30, 2011, 12:19:34 AM »

Hearing no objection, Inks.LWC is duly elected Speaker of the Assembly.



Now, anybody who wants to propose legislation, please do so.
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« Reply #2803 on: March 30, 2011, 12:48:22 AM »

Vote Deletion Act

1. Deleting one's vote from a regional voting booth after the twenty minute grace period is hereby illegal.
    a. Violators may be punished with no more than a six (6)-month ban on regional voting and a one-year ban on holding an office in the Mideast Assembly or Governorship.
    b. If a Mideastern election official is found guilty of said crime by the Assembly, he or she is expelled from office, in addition to the aforementioned penalties, and the vacancy is filled in accordance to law.
    c. Charges or a lawsuit under this statute must be filed within one week of the certification of the election in question.
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« Reply #2804 on: March 30, 2011, 12:51:37 PM »

May I urge the Assembly to focus on the budget since a deadline is coming up? I would appreciate our focus to be on this for the beginning of the Assembly opposed to regulation bills considering we've already passed a few.
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« Reply #2805 on: April 10, 2011, 03:39:33 PM »

Here's my proposed official budget. Though we don't have law requiring this, I do hope that the final product on my desk is a balanced budget.

Total Budget: $310.61 billion
Spending ($229.41 billion)

Energy ($5.85  billion)
$3 Billion ...... Loans to be granted to energy companies that have a responsible environmental track record, are seriously attempting to develop clean energy alternatives, push for energy efficiency and/or have an approved plan to do so.
$1 Billion  ...... Fund for alternative energy
$1 Billion  ...... Updating the Mideast's current energy infrastructure
$0.5 Billion  ...... Refitting all government buildings to run on clean energy
$0.25 Billion  ...... Refitting all government vehicles (cars, planes, etc.) to run on clean energy)

Natural resources and environment ($5.21 billion)
$2.61 billion ...... Water resources (No Change)
$0.57 billion ...... Conservation and land management (No Change)
$0.42 billion ...... Recreational & Park resources (No Change)
$1.11 billion ...... Pollution control and abatement (No Change)
$0.5 billion ....... Other natural resources (No Change)

Agriculture ($4.04 billion)
$2.95 billion ..... Farm income stabilization & crop insurance (No Change)
$1.09 billion ...... Agricultural research and services (No Change)

Commerce and Housing Loan Programs ($1.95 billion)
$0.34 billion ..... Housing Loan Programs (No Change)
$0.02 billion ..... Deposit insurance (No Change)
$1.36 billion ...... Universal service fund (No Change)
$0.23 billion ...... Other advancement of commerce (No Change)

Transportation ($23.25 billion)
$9.00 billion ..... Highways and highway safety (No Change)
$4.00 billion ...... Mass transit (No Change)
$0.25 billion ...... Railroads (No Change)
$2.05 billion ..... Air Transportation (No Change)
$1.05 billion ...... Water transportation (No Change)
$0.45 billion ...... Other transportation (No Change)
$6.45 billion ..... Non-Highway Roads (No Change)
Community and regional development ($4.39 billion)
$2.50 billion ...... Community development (No Change)
$0.96 billion ...... Area and regional development (No Change)
$0.93 billion ...... Disaster relief and insurance (No Change)

Education ($68.00 billion)
$40.00 billion ..... Elementary, Secondary & Vocational education (No Change)
$20.00 billion ..... Higher education (No Change)
$8.00 billion ...... Research and general education (No Change)

Training, labor and unemployment ($9.37 billion)
$4.34 billion ...... Training and employment (No Change)
$0.2 billion ....... Labor law, statistics, and other administration (No Change)
$4.83 billion ..... Unemployment compensation (No Change)

Health Spending ($12.00 billion)
$1.15 billion ...... Substance abuse and mental health services (No Change)
$0.70 billion ....... Disease control, public health and bioterrorism (No Change)
$8.45 billion ..... Health research and training (No Change)
$1.50 billion ...... Food safety and occupational health and safety (No Change)
$0.20 billion ..... Other health care services (No Change)
$1.00 billion ...... Health care fraud (No Change)

Civilian Retirement ($41.50 billion)
$1.0 billion ...... Civilian retirement and disability insurance (No Change)
$29.50 billion ..... Mideast employee retirement and disability (No Change)
$11.00 billion ...... Mideast employees' and retired employees' health benefits (No Change)

Aid to Low-Income Families ($25.00 billion)
$6.01 billion ..... Housing assistance (No Change)
$4.33 billion ..... Food stamps (No Change)
$2.3 billion ...... Other nutrition programs (WIC, school lunches) (No Change)
$3.33 billion ..... Family support payments (TANF) (No Change)
$7.01 billion ..... Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (No Change)
$0.85 billion ..... Child tax credit (No Change)
$0.99 billion ....... Child care funds (No Change)
$0.18 billion ...... Other aid to low-income families (No Change)

General Family Support ($5.39 billion)
$1.32 billion ...... Foster care and adoption assistance (No Change)
$0.33 billion ...... Child support and family support programs (No Change)
$3.74 billion ..... Social and family services (No Change)

Administration of justice ($20.45 billion)
$11.35 billion ..... Regional law enforcement and security (No Change)
$5.21 billion ..... Regional litigation and judicial activities (No Change)
$2.89 billion ...... Regional prison system (No Change)
$1.00 billion ...... Criminal justice assistance (No Change)

General government administration ($3.01 billion)
$0.31 billion ...... Legislative functions (No Change)
$0.10 billion ...... Executive office programs (No Change)
$2.05 billion ....... Fiscal operations (No Change)
$0.55 billion ...... Other general government (No Change)
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Tax Expenditures and Tax Cuts ($81.20 billion)

Corporate Tax Breaks ($11.03 billion)
$7.00 billion ...... R&D Tax Breaks (No Change)
$1.01 billion ...... Energy, Mining and Timber Tax Breaks (No Change)
$2.03 billion ...... Tax Free Bonds (No Change)
$0.99 billion ..... Other Corporate Tax Breaks (No Change)

Personal Business & Investment Benefits ($5.09 billion)
$3.80 billion ..... Tax-Free Bonds (No Change)
$0.56 billion ...... Enterprise & Empowerment Zones and New Markets credit (No Change)
$0.33 billion ....... Other personal investment tax breaks (No Change)

Pension & Retirement Deductions ($26.08 billion)
$10.05 billion ..... Employer-paid Pensions (No Change)
$7.05 billion ..... 401Ks & Keogh plans (No Change)
$1.50 billion ...... IRAs (No Change)
$6.62 billion ..... Group and personal life insurance benefits (No Change)
$0.86 billion ...... Other retirement benefits (No Change)

Health Insurance Tax Benefits ($12.64 billion)
$9.80 billion .... Employer-paid Health Insurance (No Change)
$1.03 billion ...... Self-employed medical insurance premiums (No Change)
$1.70 billion ...... Medical Savings/Health Savings Accounts (No Change)
$1.11 billion ...... Deductibility of medical expenses (No Change)

Housing tax benefits ($12.67 billion)
$5.50 billion ..... Mortgage Interest (No Change)
$3.01 billion ..... Deductibility of property taxes on homes (No Change)
$3.51 billion ..... Exclusion of net imputed rental income on owner-occupied homes (No Change)
$0.91 billion ...... Housing bonds & low-income housing investments (No Change)

Other individual deductions and exemptions ($14.43 billion)
$3.62 billion ..... Charitable contributions (No Change)
$1.91 billion ..... Local taxes (w/o home property) (No Change)
$0.56 billion ...... Workmen's compensation (No Change)
$3.33 billion ..... Education deductions and credits (No Change)
$1.31 billion ..... Child credit (No Change)
$1.38 billion ...... Child care credits and deductions (No Change)
$0.46 billion ......... Deduction for the blind and elderly (No Change)
$0.41 billion ...... Employee parking and transit expenses (No Change)
$0.35 billion ...... Adoption and foster care tax credits (No Change)
$0.80 billion ...... Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)- revenue loss component (No Change)
$0.30 billion ...... Other fringe benefits (No Change)
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Income Tax Rate:
0%    $0 - $13,000
1%    $13,001 - $40,000
1.5%    $40,001 - $100,000
2%    $100,001 - $180,000
2.5%    $180,001 - $300,000
3.20%    $300,001 - $750,000
4%    $750,001 - $2,750,000
5%    $2,750,001- $9,999,999
6.5%   $10,000,000+

Corporate Tax Rate:
0%    $0 - $50,000
0.5%    $50,001 - $75,000
1%    $75,001 - $125,000
1.5%    $125,001 - $350,000
2%    $350,001 - $1,000,000
2.5%    $1,000,001 - $10,000,000
3.25%    $10,000,001 - $20,000,000
4%    $20,000,001-$70,000,000
5%   $70,000,001+

Sales Tax Rate: 5.7% (Groceries, prescription drugs exempt)

Excise Taxes:

Gas: 1.5 cents/gallon (2 cents/gallon for diesel).

Cigarettes: $1.60 per pack.
Other Tobacco Products: 55% Manufactures Price
Distilled Spirits: $2.70 per gallon
Wine: $0.30 per gallon
Beer: $0.20 per gallon
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« Reply #2806 on: April 11, 2011, 07:22:23 AM »

Charities Regulation Commission
1. The government of the Mideast, in order to protect the concessions and entitlements offered in law to charitable organsations and seeking to ensure the integrity of these entitlement does establish The Mideast Charities Regulation Commission.

2a. No organisation can be registered as a charity if it has only one member.
b. No organisation can be registered as a charity if it supports any ideals or espouses any view that conflicts with the Constitution of the Mideast Region or the Constitution of Atlasia.
c. No church or religious congregation can be registered as charity.

3a. i. Any charity under investigation by regional or federal investigation will have it's charitable status suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.
ii. If found to be in violation of the law any such charity will have it's status revoked.

b. All charities will be required to be re-assesed by the Commission every four years.
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« Reply #2807 on: April 11, 2011, 07:27:16 PM »

Does total budget mean how much we have, or how much money is in the budget? Because if it's the second one, then there doesn't seem to be a difference between "Budget" and "Spending".
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« Reply #2808 on: April 11, 2011, 10:34:22 PM »

Does total budget mean how much we have, or how much money is in the budget? Because if it's the second one, then there doesn't seem to be a difference between "Budget" and "Spending".

total budget includes the tax cuts and credits I have included with the spending
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« Reply #2809 on: April 17, 2011, 03:54:06 PM »

Monkey on a Type-Writer Bill

Section 1: The Mideast Region buys a monkey
Section 2: The monkey is given a typewriter
Section 3: Whatever the monkey types is put to the Mideast Assembly to vote on
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« Reply #2810 on: April 17, 2011, 04:07:36 PM »

Amendment to The Mideast Victim Compensation Act

1. Any person victim of a crime committed in the Mideast shall be compensated by the regional Government under the conditions set forth by this Act.

2. Victims will be compensated for:
     a. Loss of life of a member of the immediate family.
     b. Approved medical treatment/rehabilitation for a period not exceeding two years from the beginning of treatment.
     c. Loss of material possessions, the value of which shall be evaluated by the victim's insurance provider or, if none is provided, an independent insurance company employed by the region.
3. No person shall be reimbursed by the region if there exists a plausible alternative method to receive compensation for the crime.

4. Compensation shall be determined by an independent council of three justices, who shall judge the nature of the crime, whether all other plausible alternatives have been attempted and what amount shall be paid to the victim. This amount shall be calculated as the amount determined less amounts already received through alternative means.

5a. Compensation shall be paid for by a 1% sales tax increase on gun purchases.
b. The Mideast will appropriate a further $50 million to the running of the scheme.

6. Compensation shall only be payable if the alleged assailant is found guilty of the crime in a court of law.

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What was deleted has been struck out. What has been added has been included in bold. Medical care is deleted due to universal healthcare coverage. 5b has been added to fund the Act as the revenue from the sales tax increase is very low.

For the record, the scheme that operates in the UK (who I work for Grin - now you know what I do Tongue) costs £200 million a year to run. The Mideast scheme is less extensive so should cost less to manage.
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« Reply #2811 on: April 19, 2011, 03:15:36 PM »

Amendment to The Mideast Victim Compensation Act

1. Any person victim of a crime committed in the Mideast shall be compensated by the regional Government under the conditions set forth by this Act.

2. Victims will be compensated for:
     a. Loss of life of a member of the immediate family.
     b. Approved medical treatment/rehabilitation for a period not exceeding two years from the beginning of treatment.
     c. Loss of material possessions, the value of which shall be evaluated by the victim's insurance provider or, if none is provided, an independent insurance company employed by the region.
3. No person shall be reimbursed by the region if there exists a plausible alternative method to receive compensation for the crime.

4. Compensation shall be determined by an independent council of three justices, who shall judge the nature of the crime, whether all other plausible alternatives have been attempted and what amount shall be paid to the victim. This amount shall be calculated as the amount determined less amounts already received through alternative means.

5a. Compensation shall be paid for by a 1% sales tax increase on gun purchases.
b. The Mideast will appropriate a further $50 million to the running of the scheme.

6. Compensation shall only be payable if the alleged assailant is found guilty of the crime in a court of law.

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What was deleted has been struck out. What has been added has been included in bold. Medical care is deleted due to universal healthcare coverage. 5b has been added to fund the Act as the revenue from the sales tax increase is very low.

For the record, the scheme that operates in the UK (who I work for Grin - now you know what I do Tongue) costs £200 million a year to run. The Mideast scheme is less extensive so should cost less to manage.

So a crime victim hasn't been victimized if a jury finds mere reasonable doubt as to exactly who did it? Even with the full cooperation of the victim? A person crippled for life by an armed mugger isn't covered under this act because the mugger wasn't caught??

BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Angry
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« Reply #2812 on: April 19, 2011, 06:43:07 PM »

Currently, I find myself siding with Badger on the last part brought up.
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« Reply #2813 on: April 20, 2011, 06:45:43 AM »

So a crime victim hasn't been victimized if a jury finds mere reasonable doubt as to exactly who did it? Even with the full cooperation of the victim? A person crippled for life by an armed mugger isn't covered under this act because the mugger wasn't caught??

BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Angry

I had actually put that in there for our more conservative friends Cheesy Turns out I didn't need to. I'm happy for it to be amended close to what I'm familiar with in my work; i.e the crime has to be reported to the police and full co-operation has to be given to the police in their enquiries.

Therefore 6 can read;

Compensation shall only be payable if the crime has been reported to the police and the applicant has fully co-operated with the police and other civil authorities.
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« Reply #2814 on: April 20, 2011, 09:31:40 AM »

So a crime victim hasn't been victimized if a jury finds mere reasonable doubt as to exactly who did it? Even with the full cooperation of the victim? A person crippled for life by an armed mugger isn't covered under this act because the mugger wasn't caught??

BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Angry

I had actually put that in there for our more conservative friends Cheesy Turns out I didn't need to. I'm happy for it to be amended close to what I'm familiar with in my work; i.e the crime has to be reported to the police and full co-operation has to be given to the police in their enquiries.

Therefore 6 can read;

Compensation shall only be payable if the crime has been reported to the police and the applicant has fully co-operated with the police and other civil authorities.


YAAAAAAY!! Cheesy
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« Reply #2815 on: May 10, 2011, 10:32:08 PM »

Establishment of a Regional Guard
Whereas there is a need for a unit of militia in times of natural disaster, civil unrest, and war to protect the Mideast Region, a Regional Guard is hereby established.  Entrance into the Regional Guard shall be voluntary.
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« Reply #2816 on: May 31, 2011, 04:14:23 AM »

This session of the Assembly is now in session.  We will now be taking nominations for Speaker of the Assembly.
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« Reply #2817 on: May 31, 2011, 04:56:58 AM »

I proudly nominate Inks.LWC for Speaker of our Assembly.
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« Reply #2818 on: May 31, 2011, 05:01:09 AM »

Seconded.
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« Reply #2819 on: May 31, 2011, 07:39:12 PM »

If thirding is needed, then thirded.
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« Reply #2820 on: June 01, 2011, 11:29:22 AM »

Water Infrastructure Works Bill.

Preamble. The Mideast Assembly recognises the need for the provision of water and waste transportation and storage, the need to upgrade these facilities particular in older industrial cities due to the age of many sewerage systems and the need to make all systems more environmentally friendly.

Section 1. Therefore the Assembly agrees to fund a programme including, but not limited to:
a. The replacement or upgrade of water processing, treatment and purification plants.
b. The replacement or upgrade of underground sewerage and water transportation pipes/ducts.
c. The replacement or upgrade of monitoring stations.

Section 2. These works shall be funded, in full or in part by funds appropriated to the Mideast by Section 2a of the 2010 Federal Stimulus Act.
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« Reply #2821 on: June 01, 2011, 11:39:15 AM »

I'm glad to see you guys working on this.  For statistics on how much money needs to be invested into what categories, see this website.

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« Reply #2822 on: June 01, 2011, 10:29:10 PM »


Fourthed. I guess we can just name Inks speaker since he already has majority support.
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« Reply #2823 on: June 06, 2011, 02:40:59 AM »

Inks.LWC is unanimously elected speaker by acclamation.
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« Reply #2824 on: June 09, 2011, 11:05:56 AM »

Grown Produce Public Health Bill

1. No grown produce including but not limited to; fruits, vegetables, cereals, grains, legumes and tubers can be commercially sold unless they have been subject to effective and legal natural or artificial pesticide, including but not limited to; biological agents, antimicrobial agents, disinfectants or other pest control methods.

2. Grown produce may only be labelled ‘organic’ provided they subject to the use of natural pesticides.

3. This bill does not extend to produce where there is scientific concensus that no pesticide treatment is required.

4. This bill does not extend to produce grown for private consumption.

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