Pacific Legislature Official Thread

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I wish to officially abstain due to my new presence in this region.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Aye to both.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Would anyone mind terribly if I tried to make a log of all pacific law, and then see if there's any way we can streamline it?

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Would anyone mind terribly if I tried to make a log of all pacific law, and then see if there's any way we can streamline it?

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Laws_of_the_Pacific_Region

Like that, except every law reduced into tweet sized.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Would anyone mind terribly if I tried to make a log of all pacific law, and then see if there's any way we can streamline it?

https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Laws_of_the_Pacific_Region

Like that, except every law reduced into tweet sized.

....how would that work out?

Also, I think it is time to shift our attention to the higher unemployment rate that our region is facing (translation = We'll come up with something to entice job creation soon).

I've done a sample using the 3 most recent laws.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Click the link and scroll to the bottom, silly

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Are there amendments we are supposed to be voting on?

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Sustainable Pacifican Cities Bill: Aye
Oceania Incorporation Bill: Aye

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Governor, when will you post the amendment for voting?

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Governor, when will you post the amendment for voting?

I'd like it noted that this refers to the past amendment, not the current one, and that no serious business has been posted in the interim. By Bgwah's own standard, I'm the most active person in the entire region.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I have some proposals for bills I will be bringing forward.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

The 90% Tax Act.
1. This act reaffirms the right of the region to set it's own taxes at whatever levels it feels best for it's own taxpayers.

2. No form of taxation, be it income, corporate, or sales, can add to, when federal taxes are considered, over 90%. Federal numbers are taken as base numbers with Regional numbers added to this. In the event that regional taxes would push this number over 90%, the regional tax is then capped so that the new total of regional and federal taxes totals 90%.

3. The Governor may propose a referendum for repeal of this act if he or she has sufficient reason to believe the Federal government is taking advantage of this act to, in some way, harm the Pacific region.

This will fix the problem noted some time ago where our Regional and Federal income tax rates for the top bracket total over 100%



The Tax Exemption Reform Act
1. Total regional tax exemptions, including various reduced rates, on personal income taxes, may not total over $100,000. Should exemptions total more than that amount, the lesser of that amount and $100,000 shall be the total exemption.

2. If the taxpayer is claiming an income of over $1,000,000 then any income over that amount, regardless of source, is taxed at the highest rate for regular income. Lottery, Casino, or Gambling income is exempted from this portion.

This will fix the problem of people like Warren Buffett, for example, paying less in tax than middle class people



The Elections Crisis Act
1. In the event of a crisis in the region that results in vacancies in the Legislature, Governor, Lt.Governor, Judicial officer, or any other officer that, or their incapacitation or otherwise inability to carry out their duties, thus results in nobody being otherwise legally able to administer and/or certify an election, and, a general election is scheduled to take place within the next week, the "Elections Crisis Act" is activated.

2. This act allows for others to be given the temporary power to administer and/or certify an election to replace those vacant offices as needed. These persons are listed in section 3 of this act, and the list shall be followed in order, first to last.

3.
A- SoFE
B- Regional Senator
C- Any other Senators from the region in the Senate, starting with the member who received the most ballots on the first ballot of the election that placed him or her in the Senate.
D- Any person nominated by the Legislature within 72 hours of the activation of the act; with the time to vote yea or nay on that single person not included, so long as the time set aside to vote does not extend past 96 hours.
E- The President, or anyone else authorized by the President to act on his or her behalf.

This will ensure a problem like those faced in the NE will never, ever, happen here



The Debt Tax Donation Act
1. A section shall be added to all regional personal income tax forms that would allow taxpayers to donate a portion of their tax refund to the region to help pay off the regional debt. An additional line of text with a check box will allow taxpayers to donate as to round down to the nearest $10.00. Upon the elimination of the regional debt, this shall be removed from tax forms. A donation is not required and a taxpayer may leave this blank, and thus donate nothing.

This is on Ontario tax forms, and I donated to round to the nearest $10.00 so why not?

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I'm willing to consider an amendment to the following as friendly:



3.
A- Regional Senator
B- Any other Senators from the region in the Senate, starting with the member who received the most ballots on the first ballot of the election that placed him or her in the Senate.
C- Any person nominated by the Legislature within 72 hours of the activation of the act; with the time to vote yea or nay on that single person not included, so long as the time set aside to vote does not extend past 96 hours.
D - SoFE
E- The President, or anyone else authorized by the President to act on his or her behalf.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

A move from 90% to 100% will not get my support.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I do see something wrong with it and I think most Pacificianadiananianereeseians agree with me.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Aye to all.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

When do we start debating the bills

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I move we get on to debating these bills

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Or if there is no debate I move we pass them into law

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

It was likely the deficit donation thingy that did not get passed, nobody else seemed to like it

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I wish to withdraw the 90% tax act and replace it with...

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

This should address the concerns of everybody, and eliminate the current situation we have where those making more than $50,000,000 are expected to pay 107% of their income in taxes, a situation that is clearly illegal.

For information sake, the low bracket remains 11% of incomes below $300,000 and 16% on incomes above $300,000, with a full Surtax kicking in at incomes over $50,000,000

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Note I'm willing to accept amendment of the amount of the income cap, but I'll only accept it as friendly if it's move upwards. The current real cap is $50,000,000 and I wont stand it for being lowered.