Actual Farm Subsidies Abolition Bill

[WMS]

I think we should gear farm subsidies to keeping production within a certain quota, so that overproduction isn't as rampant as it is (or may be, perhaps when a GM is appointed s/he can tell us ) now; it's certainly responsible for a good deal of the obesity-related health problems in Atlasia.

Read the original bill discussion again - Atlasian farm policy is not currently the same as American farm policy.

[ilikeverin]

I think we should gear farm subsidies to keeping production within a certain quota, so that overproduction isn't as rampant as it is (or may be, perhaps when a GM is appointed s/he can tell us ) now; it's certainly responsible for a good deal of the obesity-related health problems in Atlasia.

Read the original bill discussion again - Atlasian farm policy is not currently the same as American farm policy.

Well, I know that we've eliminated subsidies to all but smaller farmers, but we don't have any information about whether they're still overproducing

[Bacon King]

Aye

[Democratic Hawk]

Well this is an improvement on the original Bill and for that I'll give the Senator credit; and, although, I think it could be improved further, I'll vote Aye

I also need to give more thought to the points raised by Senator WMS as well the possibility of a further amendment more along the lines of my previous comments

'Hawk'

[MasterJedi]

This amendment has passed.

[WMS]

I think we should gear farm subsidies to keeping production within a certain quota, so that overproduction isn't as rampant as it is (or may be, perhaps when a GM is appointed s/he can tell us ) now; it's certainly responsible for a good deal of the obesity-related health problems in Atlasia.

Read the original bill discussion again - Atlasian farm policy is not currently the same as American farm policy.

Well, I know that we've eliminated subsidies to all but smaller farmers, but we don't have any information about whether they're still overproducing

With the agribusinesses out of the subsidy picture, I rather doubt it

[MasterJedi]

I hereby open up the final vote on this bill. Please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

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[MasterJedi]

Aye

[Keystone Phil]

Aye

[Bacon King]

Aye

[Democratic Hawk]

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to introduce a more comprehensive amendment, which would have proposed phased annual cuts in subsidies from FY 2007 to FY 2010 (possibly even beyond) with a proportion of these cuts/savings being allocated to Hardship Funds to assist those farmers and farming communities worst affected by the withdrawal of subsidies. Postponing any cuts at all until 2010 sees no the Treasury make no tangible savings whatsoever in the meantime

Therefore, I abstain on this Bill

'Hawk'

[Hatman 🍁]

nay

[WMS]

Nay.

[ilikeverin]

Nope

[MasterJedi]

Current Vote Tally Three days left to vote.

3 Aye (MasterJedi, Keystone Phil, Bacon King)
3 Nay (EarlAW, WMS, Ilikeverin)
1 Abstain (Dave Hawk)

[Speed of Sound]

Nay

[Gabu]

Nay.

[MasterJedi]

This bill has enough votes to fail. Senators now have 24 hours t ochange their votes.

[MasterJedi]

With 3 Ayes, 5 Nays and 1 Abstention this bill has failed.