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Post by Nordenwald on Feb 18, 2015 14:56:48 GMT -5
The Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Charter
PART I: Overview
The Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Agreement is a set of laws designed to foster economic freedom and stability within the Commonwealth of Allies. There are (To be determined) different ‘sub-laws’ within this document. An individual may choose to repeal any of these laws individually (with the exception of the laws found in Part II), or may instead repeal the entire document.
PART II: Government
TITLE: Definitions of Terms within the Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Charter
CATEGORY: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
RECOGNIZING that clarity is important so that laws can be effectively put into action,
DEFINES the following terms:
1. Trade: The act of exchanging goods between one individual and/or group of individuals with another individual and/or group of individuals
2. Tariff: A tax imposed on goods imported or exported from one nation to another
3. Subsidies: A contribution of money or a tax break from a government to a business or industry
4. Free Trade: Trade without government imposed restriction
5. Protectionism: Any policy in which trade is restricted
6. The Free Market: a system in which prices are determined through competition between businesses uninhibited by Protectionism.
TITLE: The Commonwealth of Allies Economic Enforcement Commission
CATEGORY: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
ACKNOWLEDGING that a ‘watchdog agency’ is necessary to ensure that nations follow the economic policy mandated by the Commonwealth of Allies Regional Senate
CREATES the Commonwealth of Allies Economic Enforcement Commission (CoAEEC) to act as this ‘watchdog agency’
DELEGATES the initial power of the CoAEEC as ensuring that all member nations of the Commonwealth of Allies follow the laws set forth by the Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Charter.
UNDERSTANDING that new economic policies may be created in the future
BELIEVING that the CoAEEC should also enforce those policies
Part III: The Free Market
TITLE: The Right to a Free Market
CATEGORY: Free Trade; Human Rights
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce; A resolution to improve worldwide civil and human rights.
STRENGTH: Strong; Mild
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
ACKNOWLEDGES the ability to participate in the Free Market as a human right
BELIEVING that a just government cannot deprive citizens of this right
DECLARES that all member states of the Commonwealth of Allies must permit their citizens to utilize the Free Market by permitting all citizens to create and manage their own businesses in whatever manner said citizen(s) prefer
TITLE: Against Protectionism
CATEGORY: Free Trade; Human Rights
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce; A resolution to improve worldwide civil and human rights.
STRENGTH: Strong; Mild
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
STATING that Protectionism, by its very definition, is a restriction on the free exchange of goods and services between individuals and nations,
BELIEVING that Protectionist policy is both corrupt and antithetical to a Free Market
REMOVES all Protectionist policy within the Commonwealth of Allies.
THE FOLLOWING PLAN SHALL BE USED TO ENACT THIS GOAL:
1. All tariffs on goods and services which are exchanged between Member States and citizens of the Commonwealth of Allies shall be destroyed.
a. This does not remove tariffs on goods that are imported or exported from other nations or individuals residing outside the Commonwealth of Allies
2. All Member States of the Commonwealth of Allies shall abolish the corrupt practice known as ‘Business Subsidization’.
ENSURES that none such other barriers shall be placed on trade.
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Arganuta
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Post by Arganuta on Feb 19, 2015 15:22:06 GMT -5
The Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Charter
PART I: Overview
The Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Agreement is a set of laws designed to foster economic freedom and stability within the Commonwealth of Allies. There are (To be determined) different ‘sub-laws’ within this document. An individual may choose to repeal any of these laws individually (with the exception of the laws found in Part II), or may instead repeal the entire document.
PART II: Government
TITLE: Definitions of Terms within the Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Charter
CATEGORY: N/A I'd say the Category is Economy or Free Trade
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
RECOGNIZING that clarity is important so that laws can be effectively put into action,
DEFINES the following terms:
1. Trade: The act of exchanging goods between one individual and/or group of individuals with another individual and/or group of individuals
2. Tariff: A tax imposed on goods imported or exported from one nation to another
3. Subsidies: A contribution of money or a tax break from a government to a business or industry
4. Free Trade: Trade without government imposed restriction A bit to unclear what a Restricition is.Is a minimum wage a restriction, is prohibiting the sale of hard drugs, humans , organs a restriction ? 5. Protectionism: Any policy in which trade is restricted By that definition banning heroin would be protectionism.I'd define Protectionism as putting some actors of the market at a unequal disadvantage.A Theocracy only allowing state run companys to sell bibles would be protectionism, as private businesses wouldn't be able to do the same.A totalitarian regime banning all books wouldn't be protectionism, because nobody is able sell books, thus no actor is unequally disadvantaged. 6. The Free Market: a system in which prices are determined through competition between businesses uninhibited by Protectionism.
TITLE: The Commonwealth of Allies Economic Enforcement Commission
CATEGORY: N/A Proably Economy or Free Trade DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
ACKNOWLEDGING that a ‘watchdog agency’ is necessary to ensure that nations follow the economic policy mandated by the Commonwealth of Allies Regional Senate
CREATES the Commonwealth of Allies Economic Enforcement Commission (CoAEEC) to act as this ‘watchdog agency’ Who pays the CoAEEC ?Where are it's headquarters ?What options does the CoAEEC to enforce the charta ? Who works at the CoAEEC, delegates from the memberstates that ratified the Charta or is the CoAEEC able to employ people ?
DELEGATES the initial power of the CoAEEC as ensuring that all member nations of the Commonwealth of Allies follow the laws set forth by the Commonwealth of Allies Free Market and Free Trade Charter. I think nations should be allowed to choose themselves if they want to follow to laws included in the charta.I do agree with you, that the CoAEEC should look after Nations that have ratified the charta UNDERSTANDING that new economic policies may be created in the future
BELIEVING that the CoAEEC should also enforce those policies
THEREFORE MANDATES that said policies include enforcement from the CoAEEC I don't understand this, could you explain ?Doesn't this law already include enforcement of all these laws through the CoAEEC
Part III: The Free Market
TITLE: The Right to a Free Market
CATEGORY: Free Trade; Human Rights AFAIK a free market isn't a human right A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce; A resolution to improve worldwide civil and human rights.
STRENGTH: Strong; Mild
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
ACKNOWLEDGES the ability to participate in the Free Market as a human right Why ? How ? Is a planned economy a violation of the human rights ?
BELIEVING that a just government cannot deprive citizens of this right What if a democratically elected Government restricts free trade with public support ?
DECLARES that all member states of the Commonwealth of Allies must permit their citizens to utilize the Free Market by permitting all citizens to create and manage their own businesses in whatever manner said citizen(s) prefer I think this could have serious unintended consequences.What if a business discriminates against jews or christians, what if a private hospital refuses to treat a live threatening injury ?I'd prefer to be able to restrict these types of "management".
TITLE: Against Protectionism
CATEGORY: Free Trade; Human Rights Again, is Protectionism really a human rights issue ? A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce; A resolution to improve worldwide civil and human rights.
STRENGTH: Strong; Mild
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
STATING that Protectionism, by its very definition, is a restriction on the free exchange of goods and services between individuals and nations,
BELIEVING that Protectionist policy is both corrupt and antithetical to a Free Market I get that it is against the free market, by why is it corrupt ?
REMOVES all Protectionist policy within the Commonwealth of Allies. I think this should only apply to the nations that have ratified the charta
THE FOLLOWING PLAN SHALL BE USED TO ENACT THIS GOAL: I think the plan should be moved to the end of the charta, as something of a summary.
1. All tariffs on goods and services which are exchanged between Member States and citizens of the Commonwealth of Allies shall be destroyed.
a. This does not remove tariffs on goods that are imported or exported from other nations or individuals residing outside the Commonwealth of Allies
2. All Member States of the Commonwealth of Allies shall abolish the corrupt practice known as ‘Business Subsidization’. Is the "corrupt" really necessary ?
ENSURES that none such other barriers shall be placed on trade.
TITLE: Against Business Subsidization
CATEGORY: Free Trade
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce
STRENGTH: Strong
DESCRIPTION:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF ALLIES REGIONAL SENATE,
STATING that state subsidization of businesses is a corrupt practice
BELIEVING that the Commonwealth of Allies Regional Senate must make the prevention of corruption a priority issue In my opinion Business Subsidization and corruption are not the same thing.
HEREBY bans the practice known as ‘Business Subsidization’ and destroys all such systems that currently are in existence within the Commonwealth of Allies
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Post by Nordenwald on Mar 1, 2015 19:13:36 GMT -5
Alright, lets get to it: 1. As far as categories go, they don't have a category because they are really just establishing agencies and definitions. Part II doesn't actually have any effects on the economy. 2. Free Trade is just the opposite of Protectionism. 3. Protectionism Examples: Subsidies; Tariffs; Sanctions. Banning the sale of goods is not Protectionism. 4. I'm modeling this as if it were a GA resolution. None of those include any of that information. 5. Yeah, that's pretty redundant. I'll edit it out. 6. Free Market as a Human Right-> The Austrian and Chicago Schools and Georgists all identify it as a human right, as did the Physiocrats and Classical Economists. 7. Banning of Free Markets with public support is a tricky thing. Since the Free Market (as in the outlet for Free exchange of goods and services) is integral to Human Rights (see above), I'd argue that the government must preserve rights of people regardless of the circumstances. Think of it this way: if an entire population wanted to legalize rape, should the just government legalize rape? 8. State-owned businesses would still exist, so unless the state is discriminatory your argument is solved. Furthermore, those businesses would not be nearly as competitive as other non-discriminatory businesses, so they would also 'lose' in the Free Market. Plus, if a nation has Civil Rights legislature (i.e. anti-Racism/Sexism) these businesses could technically be prosecuted under the law. 9. In a Protectionist system the State inherently favors certain businesses and industries over other businesses and industries. This hamstrings the Free Market and renders it neither free nor fair. Essentially picking an economic winner is indeed corrupt. 10. The final law was actually unnecessary, so I'll be removing it.
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Arganuta
Senator
Posts: 162
Nation Name: The Egalitarian Democracy of Arganuta
Motto: Progress, Peace, Prosperity
National Animal: Elephant
Currency: Argnol
Achievements: Saying Hello, Don't Stop the Party, Ca$h Ca$h Money Money, Twist and Shout, War Drums, Consumer, Producer, A Friendly Game, Gridlock, Zamby Invader, Champion
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Post by Arganuta on Mar 9, 2015 15:10:59 GMT -5
1.ok 2.Yes, but "Any policy in which trade is restricted", wich is the definition for protectionism according to the bill seems to be a bit braod imo. 3.Can you include this assurance in the legislation please ? 4.ok, i didn't know that 6.Forget it, my entire argumentation idea was wrong.We don't have any regional human rights defined(as far as i remember) so i can't really argue "this isn't a human right", becuase we have none (yet ?). 7. Sure, but i don't think banning the free market is important enough to infringe national sovereignity in such a way.I understand that it is a human right by the definition of some economic schools of thought and probably a chunk of people in this region, but these economic schools of thought and their ideas are far from universally accepted. 8. "Plus, if a nation has Civil Rights legislature (i.e. anti-Racism/Sexism) these businesses could technically be prosecuted under the law. "Could you please elaborate that ? 9.Ok
I also apologize for all grammar/spelling/general language mistakes !
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Post by Nordenwald on Mar 9, 2015 18:06:14 GMT -5
1.ok 2.Yes, but "Any policy in which trade is restricted", wich is the definition for protectionism according to the bill seems to be a bit braod imo. 3.Can you include this assurance in the legislation please ? 4.ok, i didn't know that 6.Forget it, my entire argumentation idea was wrong.We don't have any regional human rights defined(as far as i remember) so i can't really argue "this isn't a human right", becuase we have none (yet ?). 7. Sure, but i don't think banning the free market is important enough to infringe national sovereignity in such a way.I understand that it is a human right by the definition of some economic schools of thought and probably a chunk of people in this region, but these economic schools of thought and their ideas are far from universally accepted. 8. "Plus, if a nation has Civil Rights legislature (i.e. anti-Racism/Sexism) these businesses could technically be prosecuted under the law. "Could you please elaborate that ? 9.Ok I also apologize for all grammar/spelling/general language mistakes !2. Protectionism is tricky to define because the actual definition is too broad for a law, but is in itself too broad a category to specifically define without a degree of ambiguity. 3. See above. 6. A regional Human Rights charter will be established after the debate on this bill is finished. Or before. However this shuffle out I guess. 7. We need to establish whether we are IntFed or NatSov anyway. And if the majority of people in this region acknowledge the Free Market as a human right, to not state it as such would be a violation of their participation in the government. Furthermore, almost every law passed will be IntFed. That's just the nature of the game (if you'll accept the turn). 8. If I'm a company in a region where this legislation that says businesses cannot discriminate between customers but I choose to discriminate anyway, I'm breaking said country's laws. Because of this, I could be prosecuted under said country's legal system.
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