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Representation In Taxation - Grosseschnauzer - 10-21-2005

Quote: Representation in Taxation

A resolution to increase democratic freedoms.

Category: The Furtherment of Democracy

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Powerhungry Chipmunks

Description: The General Assembly of the United Nations

RECOGNIZING the diversity of individual nations? peoples, cultures, political leanings, governmental systems, and economic situations, and the fundamental need for each person or group of people being able to express those unique characteristics,

SUPPORTING the view of many that democracy and its precepts (fair representation, and political license among them) can both address and categorize these disparate situations, attitudes, and lives more justly than any other system of government,

ASSERTING that substantially fairer representation and greater political license (prerequisites to democracy) accompanies ?local governance? (that those most closely involved with and knowledgeable of an issue address it), except on issues in which overarching, external intervention is necessary,

BELIEVING as impossible for an individual citizen in a member nation to receive a fair form of representation in taxation legislation made on a UN level,

DETERMINING, in the interest of fair representation and greater democratic freedoms, that taxation of national, domestic activities and products is best dealt with, at highest, by national government:

1.FIRMLY ENCOURAGES member nations to allow citizens the highest degrees of representation regarding the taxes incurred upon them, SUGGESTING each member nation and citizens in that nation regularly and soberly scrutinize their respective taxation system, specifically to understand its effects on economic liberty and social equality, and its general service to nations? peoples;

2.DECLARES and PROTECTS, as inviolable rights of nations:
( a ) imposing or not imposing of taxes or fees on domestic activities, items, and businesses within their national boundaries, and
( b ) the determination of rate, general type (progressive, flat, etc.) and specific application of such taxes (who/what is and is not taxed);

3.DEFINES ?taxes or fees on domestic activities, items, and businesses? as including, but not limited to:
( a ) fees for national postal service, copy fees for national documents, and admissions for national parks or natural recreation activities, as well as tolls for roads within a member nations borders,
( b ) taxes imposed upon businesses which engage in strictly intra-national trade, and taxes imposed on items and services which are made and sold strictly within a member nation, and
( c ) taxes placed upon (or tax credits awarded) farmers which sell their crops strictly within the nation and taxes placed upon (or tax credits awarded) government workers;

4.ALLOWS that member nations may voluntarily relinquish all or part of their rights to determining their taxation systems to local, region, and international groups (such as an international economic alliance) if a member nation so decides;

5.URGES that nations use this right to tax their peoples with responsibility, and, most importantly, with consent and approval from the people who are taxed, NOTING that unjust governments are often punished economically, politically, and militarily by other governments as well as by those whom they oppress.

Voting Ends: Tue Oct 25 2005 [/quote]

I anticipate casting the region's vote sometime on Monday.

Representation In Taxation - Antrium - 10-22-2005

Antrium votes against.
We feel there is absolutely no need for this proposal. The first thing it does is ban the UN from collecting taxes, which is already in place by Resolution #4. The only other thing we think it does is give each nation the right to decide its own taxes, but don't we already have that right now?
Please tell us if we are misinterpreting this resolution. We're in favor of what it's saying, but we think it's pointless.

Representation In Taxation - Lawtonia - 10-22-2005

This resolution is utterley pointless. Our taxation rates depend on our daily policy decisions - it has nothing to do with furthering the ideals of democracy. Lawtonia has voted against this resolution.

Representation In Taxation - Keeslandia - 10-22-2005

The Empire concurs that this is idiotcy. We vote "nay."

Representation In Taxation - Groot Gouda - 10-23-2005

I don't object to this resolution, but as other have noticed that's because this resolution merely states the current rights and practice.

I think we ought to vote against this.

Representation In Taxation - Grosseschnauzer - 10-25-2005

Quote: FOR    [ 0 ]    [0.00%]
AGAINST  [ 5 ]  [100.00%]
ABSTAIN  [ 0 ]  [0.00%][/quote]

I will be casting the region's vote AGAINST the resolution, as shown above.