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Verily
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« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2008, 02:58:56 PM »
I will move for a final vote on this legislation.


We are now voting on the final passage of the following legislation. Please vote Aye, nay or Abstain.


Abolition of the Penny Act

Section 1: Findings
1. That the penny currently costs the government of Atlasia more money to produce than each penny is worth.
2. That transactions for which single pennies are necessary do not reflect increased precision in pricing.

Section 2: Minting
1. The Atlasian Mint shall no longer produce the Atlasian penny.
2. All materials used to produce pennies shall be redirected to the production of other denominations of currency or else sold as raw material.
3. This section shall take effect immediately upon the passage of this legislation.

Section 3: Exchange
1. The government of Atlasia shall offer to exchange with any and all banks pennies for higher coin denominations.
2. These pennies shall be melted down and either used to produce new coinage or sold as raw material as appropriate.
3. This section shall take effect immediately upon the passage of this legislation.

Section 4: Abolition
1. The penny shall no longer be legal tender within Atlasia.
2. All government transactions currently involving denominations less than $0.05 shall be rounded upwards such that they may be completed using denominations of $0.05 and greater.
3. This section shall take effect on January 1, 2010.


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Platypus
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« Reply #26 on: March 30, 2008, 03:07:22 PM »
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« Reply #27 on: March 30, 2008, 03:08:20 PM »
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« Reply #28 on: March 30, 2008, 03:48:19 PM »
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« Reply #29 on: March 30, 2008, 04:08:49 PM »
Nay.
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« Reply #30 on: March 30, 2008, 10:19:38 PM »
Abstain
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Sam Spade
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« Reply #31 on: March 31, 2008, 01:32:30 AM »
Nay.  I like the penny.
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« Reply #32 on: March 31, 2008, 12:09:19 PM »
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Bacon King
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« Reply #33 on: April 03, 2008, 10:12:58 PM »
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Verily
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« Reply #34 on: April 07, 2008, 04:15:40 PM »
Tally on Final Passage
Aye: 2 (Verily; Hughento)
Nay: 5 (Meekermariner; Hashemite; Afleitch; Sam Spade; CultureKing)
Abstain: 2 (Colin Wixted; Bacon King)
Yet to vote: 1 (Friz)

With five opposed and two abstaining, this legislation has enough votes to fail. Senators have twenty-four hours to change their votes.
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« Reply #35 on: April 08, 2008, 12:29:48 AM »
Aye.
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« Reply #36 on: April 08, 2008, 04:05:04 AM »
Guys, it costs more money to make than it has as a face value, and we are not removing them from circulation any more, so what is the opposition?
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #37 on: April 08, 2008, 08:38:08 PM »
Quote from: hughento on April 08, 2008, 04:05:04 AM
Guys, it costs more money to make than it has as a face value, and we are not removing them from circulation any more, so what is the opposition?

It Has Always Been Done This Way.

And people don't always like rationalisaton. Often with good cause.
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« Reply #38 on: April 08, 2008, 08:42:44 PM »
With 3 votes in favor and 5 against, the legislation has failed.
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