S.19.3-5: Appreciate Our Teachers Act (Debating)

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Section 1: title

This bill shall be known as Appreciate Our Teachers Act

Section 2: pay

1. Under this section, state teacher wages will increase by 10% following a review of student performance and budgetary allowance.

2. This will be paid for by a half cent per gallon fuel tax

3. This will go into effect September 1st, 2019.

Sponsor: Delegate #TheShadowyAbyss (aka TSA)

[Elcaspar]

A much needed measure for the hard-working teachers of our Southern Region. However i am hesitant about the increase in fuel taxes, as they have been shown to be regressive in nature. I would prefer another form of tax, but if no alternative exists i will support it.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I am sympathetic to this legislation.

[Fmr. Representative Encke]

Relatively straightforward analysis of S 19.3-5 Appreciate your teachers act, as requested by YT. The gas tax would raise 20 billion more than it needs to; a $0.15 tax would suffice for the purposes of this bill.

As an aside, I somehow thought that the South already had a gas tax, but apparently it doesn't, looking at the last budget.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Relatively straightforward analysis of S 19.3-5 Appreciate your teachers act, as requested by YT. The gas tax would raise 20 billion more than it needs to; a $0.15 tax would suffice for the purposes of this bill.

As an aside, I somehow thought that the South already had a gas tax, but apparently it doesn't, looking at the last budget.

The bill says half cent per gallon, not half dollar per gallon. The $/gallon row should be .005. As currently written, the bill only raises $295,934,490.

[Fmr. Representative Encke]

Relatively straightforward analysis of S 19.3-5 Appreciate your teachers act, as requested by YT. The gas tax would raise 20 billion more than it needs to; a $0.15 tax would suffice for the purposes of this bill.

As an aside, I somehow thought that the South already had a gas tax, but apparently it doesn't, looking at the last budget.

The bill says half cent per gallon, not half dollar per gallon. The $/gallon row should be .005. As currently written, the bill only raises $295,934,490.

My mistake (the one in the Lincoln budget is 50 cents so I automatically assumed that it was the same here). I sort of have a hard time imagining that the actual intention was to impose a half-cent gas tax though... like, that obviously would raise pretty much nothing.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

If there is an excess, then I'll agree with the proposed amendment.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

If there is an excess, then I'll agree with the proposed amendment.

Do you think debating has gone on long enough?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

It's sufficient yes, now that I know the numerical cost, etc.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Motion for a final vote.

[Elcaspar]

I second the motion for a final vote.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Final vote. 48 hours.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Aye

[reagente]

I am sympathetic towards increasing teacher pay (if tied to student performance), but I believe a regressive gasoline tax is the wrong funding mechanism.

I vote Nay.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Nay

[John Henry Eden]

Nay

[Elcaspar]

Aye

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

3 ayes, 3 nays. This bill fails.