Southeast Senate :: Town Hall Debate

[Sam Spade]

What was wrong with the other thread?

[Sam Spade]

I'd like to ask a question of my opponent, left off from the last debate.

You said that would propose a 7% flat tax, if elected.

What programs would you cut to keep the budget from getting a huge deficit (much more huge than we have now)?

Or would you propose a national sales tax or a value-added tax to supplement this national flat tax to keep program levels reasonably close to where they are now (with some cuts, I assume)?

[Sam Spade]

What do the candidates in this race believe about the right to keep and use low-potency explosives, as passed by the Southeast voters?

I believe very strongly in this amendment (I should, since I proposed it in the Senate) 

I also believe very strongly in protecting our right at all times, as Southeast citizens, to keep and bear low-potency explosives at all times.

[Sam Spade]

I support the purpose and drive behind the initiative, Jake. 

I do think a clause needs to be put in there saying where the Regional Sex Offenders Tracking Agency gets its money from, but that's only a minor qualm.

[Sam Spade]

I don't mean to seem questioning, but in the debate, you said 7% flat tax here in the debate thread, not 7% sales tax.

Is this a 7% sales tax on top of the income tax system we already have (I'm guessing not)?  Or is this just a 7% sales tax, getting rid of the income tax altogether?  Or is this a 7% sales tax, in combination with a 7% flat tax?

Welfare reform is already a reality in Atlasia, thanks to IrishDemocrat (Flyers2006).  Education spending is roughly $67 billion.

Since I actually did the first Atlasian federal budget, I can tell you that $432 billion goes to defense, $555 billion deals with Social Security, $571 billion goes to Medicare, Medicaid, essentially and $396 billion goes to the Treasury Dept. in terms of IRS ($60 billion) and Interest payments on the debt ($330 billion).

That's roughly about $1.9 billion of the $2.5 billion budget we have here.  I welcome your proposals for cutting though.

[Sam Spade]

no problem.

[Sam Spade]

If I proposed a bill that limited marriage to one man and one woman in the Senate while giving gays civil unions, would I get your vote?

As it is basically the plank of the Union Party, and I have suggested a similar thing in the Senate myself if the restriction of definitions amendment were not to pass, I would be in support of such a bill.

As a little FYI, civil unions are already legal for homosexuals in Atlasia, per F.L. 1-2 here, the Civil Unions Act, which was displaced when the Marriage Equity Act was passed. 

If the definition were changed to being one man, one woman for marriage (essentially striking down the Marriage Equity Act), the Civil Unions Act would come back into force.

[Sam Spade]

Guess this debate sort of petered out.  I'll bump it, just to see if there are any more questions.

[Sam Spade]

Both candidates have stated that they'd fight for the Southeast - well I'd like to see it. What time would be good for you guys for a live PPV special featuring a fist fight between the two of you? (sorry, couldn't resist)

I thought of that when they said they'd fight for the Southeast, too.

*puts on boxing gloves*

If you wish. . .

I'm ready, let's go...