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Author Topic: SB 110-13: Cheaper Energy Helps the Poors Act (Tabled)  (Read 2946 times)
Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« on: July 26, 2022, 08:41:31 PM »
« edited: August 13, 2022, 08:15:55 AM by PPT Spark »

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Cheaper Energy Helps The Poors Act


Senate Bill
to boost domestic energy production to lower energy costs for working Atlasians


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Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the Cheaper Energy Helps the Poors Act.

Section 2. Red-Green Repeal

1. The Red-Green New Deal Act is hereby repealed.

2.  A tax of 10% shall be applied on the profits of any petroleum oil or natural gas extracted in or imported into Atlasia.

Section 3. Enactment

This bill shall come into effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

Sponsor: Mr. R
Status: Debating

The gentleman from Virginia is recognized.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2022, 08:41:53 PM »
« Edited: July 26, 2022, 09:01:55 PM by PPT Spark »

Moving to co-sponsor this bill. Senators have 24 hours to object.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2022, 09:19:29 AM »

There is no evidence that gas prices in-game are high and given how well we handled the pandemic (and the fact there's no ongoing war in Europe), there's no reason to think they'd be as high as irl.

The Red-Green New Deal also does a lot more than just regulating the oil and gas industry. The New Public Works Administration provides jobs to hundreds of thousands of Atlasians and repealing this act would leave them unemployed. I think it's best to leave this law intact. Atlasia has already made significant strides in combatting global warming, let's not turn back the clock.

Can you share the link for this "Public Works Administration"? Can you offer an amendment to this bill that protects employment for these workers or suggest a transition program?
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2022, 09:24:46 AM »


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Cheaper Energy Helps The Poors Act


Senate Bill
to boost domestic energy production to lower energy costs for working Atlasians


Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the Cheaper Energy Helps the Poors Act.

Section 2. Red-Green Repeal

1. The Red-Green New Deal Act is hereby repealed.

2. 1.  A tax of 10% 25% shall be applied on the profits of any petroleum oil or natural gas extracted in or imported into Atlasia.

Section 3. Enactment

This bill shall come into effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.


A compromise


Opening the vote later today.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2022, 07:32:39 PM »

There is no evidence that gas prices in-game are high and given how well we handled the pandemic (and the fact there's no ongoing war in Europe), there's no reason to think they'd be as high as irl.

The Red-Green New Deal also does a lot more than just regulating the oil and gas industry. The New Public Works Administration provides jobs to hundreds of thousands of Atlasians and repealing this act would leave them unemployed. I think it's best to leave this law intact. Atlasia has already made significant strides in combatting global warming, let's not turn back the clock.

Can you share the link for this "Public Works Administration"? Can you offer an amendment to this bill that protects employment for these workers or suggest a transition program?
Certainly:

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Section VI: Public Works

1. The Department Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a New Public Works Administration

  a. The NPWA shall develop, administrate, maintain and oversee public building projects.

  b. The NPWA shall be led by the ranking officer for the Department of Internal Affairs.

    i. Shall there be no ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs be vacant, these duties shall fall to the President of Atlasia.

2. The ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs may appoint a board of NPCs to assist in the development of NPWA projects.

3. NPWA projects shall include

    a. Construction and Engineering

    b. Renewable Energy Development and Energy Efficiency Retrofitting

    c. Coding, Server Farms and Technological Development

    d. Sustainable Agriculture

    e. Civil Corps
 

4. All NPWA projects shall provide workers with the following.

  a. Pay equivalent to 10% above a "living wage" determined by residency.

  b. Full membership in a labor union.

  c. Employment benefits delegated per project.

5. The NPWA shall operate with an annual budget of $100 billion.

While the immediate purpose of the New Public Works Administration is to provide jobs to workers formerly in the oil and gas industry, it performs a number of other crucial functions:

1. It supports rural communities that do not directly benefit from oil and natural gas extraction, giving them an economic lifeline in a time of great uncertainty.

2. It provides jobs to former coal mining communities, many of which are suffering from mine closures due to economic circumstances beyond their control.

3. It benefits communities where oil and gas extraction is in decline. It may not be economically viable for companies to extract oil and gas from certain communities anymore, and the NPWA helps support those communities.

4. It helps offset the displacement already caused by private sector changes in the energy industry. Even if the Federal government were to repeal this act today, oil and gas consumption will decrease substantially over the coming decades. We must support these communities *before* their local economies takes a turn for the worse, not after.

As two of my colleagues have already offered amendments on this bill, I will let debate on their motions move forward first.

Can we repeal the new great society act then? Because the red new deal and red society welfare programs are duplicative and overlap.

This might be a bridge too far.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2022, 07:27:16 AM »

Vote on S019 amendment is now open for 96 hours.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2022, 07:30:36 AM »

Nay
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2022, 07:23:42 AM »
« Edited: August 02, 2022, 08:41:21 AM by PPT Spark »

Amendment vote

AYE: WD, Devout Centrist, rpryor, S019, Utah, WB, Blairite, AFE, Sev (9)
NAY: Spark, WM, Muaddib, Mr. R, AGA, DeadPrez, NCY, OSR, Greg (9)


Updated amendment count. The vote on this amendment ties, I will inform the Vice President.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2022, 08:42:01 AM »

Amendment vote

AYE: WD, S019, Blairite, AFE, Sev (5)
NAY: Spark, WM, Muaddib, Mr. R, DeadPrez, NCY, OSR, Greg (8 )
ABSTAIN:

The S019 amendment fails and debate resumes.

I am begging our PPT to learn to count.

The actual final vote:

Aye (9): WD, S019, Blairite, AFE, Sev, DC, Rpryor3, WB, UNL

Nay (9): Spark, WM, Muaddib, Mr. R, DeadPrez, NCY, OSR, Greg, AGA


The amendment ties and the Vice President is needed to tie break.

Count has been updated, this was an error in my many notes.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2022, 04:06:20 PM »

As a result of the tie-breaker, the amendment fails.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2022, 04:07:18 PM »

Amendment proposal:

Quote
Cheaper Energy Helps The Poors Act


Senate Bill
to boost domestic energy production to lower energy costs for working Atlasians


Quote
Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the Cheaper Energy Helps the Poors Act.

Section 2. Red-Green Partial Repeal

1. Section V of The Red-Green New Deal Act is hereby repealed.

2.  A tax of 10% shall be applied on the profits of any petroleum oil or natural gas extracted in or imported into Atlasia.

Section 3. Enactment

This bill shall come into effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

Vote is open on the amendment for 96 hours.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2022, 04:16:46 PM »

Aye
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2022, 12:06:00 PM »

WM Amendment vote


AYE: WM, WD, Spark, WB, Devout Centrist, Blairite, rpryor, Sev, AFE, S019, Utah, AGA  (12)
NAY:
ABSTAIN:

The amendment passes unanimously and is adopted. Bringing this to a final vote and it is open for 96 hours.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2022, 12:09:13 PM »


Objection acknowledged. Opening a cloture vote for 96 hours on this legislation.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2022, 07:32:43 PM »

Aye
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2022, 02:31:27 PM »

Cloture vote

AYE: WM, Mr. R, DeadPrez, OSR, NCY, AGA, Spark (7)
NAY: WD, rpryor, DevoutCentrist, Blairite, AFE, Utah, WB, Sev (8 )
ABSTAIN:

Motion to invoke cloture fails, and debate continues.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2022, 02:32:21 PM »

Does anyone have anything else to add here?
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2022, 02:44:17 PM »

Motion to table is now open.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2022, 02:46:33 PM »

Aye
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2022, 08:15:43 AM »

Tabling vote

AYE: WD, Spark, WB, Blairite, rpryor, AFE, Devout Centrist, S019, Sev, Utah (10)
NAY: WM, Muaddib, Mr. R, AGA, DeadPrez (5)
ABSTAIN:

With 66% in favor, this bill has been officially tabled.
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Spark
Spark498
Atlas Politician
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 9,708
United States


Political Matrix
E: -6.58, S: 0.00


« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2022, 04:34:56 PM »

Spark & DA Senators, why did y'all vote to table the compromise version of this bill that would have only reversed the un-enforced nationalization of the energy industry?

We need all the help we can get in the energy sector right now.
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