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The Regent of the Principality of NotQuiteZeus requests that all UN delegates consider endorsing the resolution entitled "EndTaxes on Medicines and Food". This resolution was designed with the intent of honoring the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a tangible and effective way. We urge you to how significantly repealing taxes on staple foods, medicinces, and medical services will impact the ability citizens with low income to have healthy diets and access to vital medical services.

We are most thankful for your time,

The Regent of the Principality of NotQuiteZeus, Defender and Most Humble Servant of our People.

sounds good to me.

you are of course refering to consumer/sales tax and not taxation on the income of producers.

being a totaly post monitarist as well as post petrolium and post warring states nation ourselves this whole question of taxation being somewhat meaningless to ourselves personaly.

all work being carried out by volunteers for the shere enjoyment and honor of doing so

all public facilities being constructed and maintained in this manor (and such as pharmicutical r&d being conducted by university grad students in university biology departments)

(well there ARE individual incentives but the're a bit difficult to explain in a brief missive)

at any rate sales taxes on food items and medical services have always seemed absurd to ourselves as well

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This is a very good idea. Taking taxes off of foods and medicines will make buying foods and medicines cheaper, this is especially good for the people who are not as wealthy as others.

I'm all for this. My vote is FOR this proposal.

If Dendrilys were a UN delegate, we would most certainly and gladly vote for such a resolution.

We applaud a practical and positive pro-human effort on the part of the UN, and wholeheartedly cheer NotQuiteZeus for proposing this resolution.


Respectfully,
Elaine Sylvan
Arboreal Delegate

We are undecided. Such taxes provide steady revenue because the products are always in demand. Some nations use food and medicine taxes to support programs which police those industries and enforce standards, almost like a fee-for-use.

Besides, the taxes are being spent for something now. Take them away and something else will be taxed in their stead.

The burden on lower income consumers does trouble us, however.

We are undecided. Such taxes provide steady revenue because the products are always in demand. Some nations use food and medicine taxes to support programs which police those industries and enforce standards, almost like a fee-for-use.

Besides, the taxes are being spent for something now. Take them away and something else will be taxed in their stead.

The burden on lower income consumers does trouble us, however.

We understand and appreciate your position; it is not immediately obvious how to make up for the potentially lost income. Some of our more creative economists have suggested that the revenue lost can easily absorbed by a very modest increase in taxes on non-essential items. Furthermore, taxes on "luxuries" such as weapons, gambling, cigarettes, jewellery, etc. are easily justified.

We have found no ill effects thus far; in fact, our people have embraced it because they realize that an overwhelming majority will end up benefitting with no harm to those who seek out such luxury items and services. We hope that our experience is one that your people will share.

On behalf of our people, we wish to extend you our most sincere gratitude for having the concerns of all persons so close to your thinking in matters of policy, such an attitude speaks of a truly enlightened leadership.

The Regent of the Principality of NotQuiteZeus, Defender and Most Humble Servant of our People.

While the people of Moptopia believe that there should not be any taxes on food, we believe that taxes on medicines are a valuable revenue for the Government. We know not everybody will agree with this thought but if the taxes on meds are set low enough, people can still afford it and the Government can still generate some revenue.

It appears that our efforts to gain support for this legislation have failed for this round. We shall be reintroducing the proposed resolution at some point in the near future. In the mean time, we ask that you help us spread word of the resolution that we may gain the necessary support the next time it is introduced. We are, as always, thankful for your time and effort and hope that we may one day reciprocate your support.

The Regenf of the Principality of NotQuiteZeus, Defender and Most Humble Servant of Our People.

Tax food and Medicine?? How? Do you make people pay for these to???
How barbaric to force people to pay for nessissary needs..

Tax food and Medicine?? How? Do you make people pay for these to???
How barbaric to force people to pay for nessissary needs..

Yes, people need to be able to afford these things by their own work. They work, they live. They want to sit on their lazy asses, they die. Freeloaders are a drain on society and completely useless. Any able-bodied person can work enough to support basic needs in life, and that is what they should do.

Tax food and Medicine?? How? Do you make people pay for these to???
How barbaric to force people to pay for nessissary needs..Yes, people need to be able to afford these things by their own work. They work, they live. They want to sit on their lazy asses, they die.Not in America. In America, if you sit on your butt and refuse to work, you can be arrested as a vagrant and jailed, where you will receive meals at no cost, or you could be considered mentally ill, in which case you will be hospitalized and fed at no cost. ~ Michael.

Tax food and Medicine?? How? Do you make people pay for these to???
How barbaric to force people to pay for nessissary needs..Yes, people need to be able to afford these things by their own work. They work, they live. They want to sit on their lazy asses, they die.Not in America. In America, if you sit on your butt and refuse to work, you can be arrested as a vagrant and jailed, where you will receive meals at no cost, or you could be considered mentally ill, in which case you will be hospitalized and fed at no cost. ~ Michael.

You see, The Kingdom of Skullzz does not believe in a welfare system, or an easygoing penal system. Our jails do feed the prisoners, but we also violently torture them. This makes it extremely stupid to commit a crime for any reason, let alone to get free food. The mentally ill are taken care of by the Kingdom's mental health facilities, and seem to greatly enjoy life. Skullzz himself has been known to associate with mental facility tenants, a few have even been appointed to mid-level military and political government positions. We in Skullzz believe that insanity is just another character trait, we don't treat the insane like they are lepers. We welcome insanity with open arms.

taxes on "luxuries" such as weapons

Since when is a weapon a luxury? Weapons are essential self-defense tools, everyone should have an "equalizer". :?

taxes on "luxuries" such as weaponsSince when is a weapon a luxury? Weapons are essential self-defense tools, everyone should have an "equalizer". :?Yeah, even the bums on the streets have shanks. Some even have Saturday night specials. ~ Michael.

Catholic Europe supports any resolution which aims to make vital things for life cheaper. Taking tax of food and medicine will do this and help the poorest of the world eat and be cured of diseases/illnesses.

Our Senate is prepared to support any resolution that will lower taxes. As such, we wholeheartedly support this measure.

We have submitted for approval a new version of this resolution titled "Ban Taxation of Essentials". The text is as follows:

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WHEREAS all persons regardless of age, race, gender, orientation, or any other classification require access to certain essential items and services in order to sustain the basic quality of life set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and

WHEREAS taxes, tariffs, and levies on essential items and services make them financially inaccessable for many persons of lower income, diminishing their abilities to live happy, healthy lives; and

WHEREAS we, the members of the United Nations are committed to upholding those most basic and necessary rights enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human rights; and

WHEREAS we are bound morally and legally to do all within our power to promote human rights; and

RESOLVED: both the UN and all member nations shall, within two years of the adoption of this resolution, declare null and void any policies or laws in conflict with the measures set forth in this resolution; and

RESOLVED FURTHER: the UN shall establish a committee to determine what items and services shall, for the purposes of this resolution be considered essential, to be revised and updated no fewer than once per decade; and

RESOLVED FURTHER: all member nations shall, within two years of the adoption of this resolution, repeal all taxes on goods and services deemed to be essential; and

RESOLVED FURTHER: all member nations shall, within two years of the adoption of this resolution, reduce all taxes, tariffs, and levies on the import or export of essential items to total no more than 1% net value of said goods.

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We thank you for your support and ask that you please help spread word of our collective efforts to improve the quality of life for all persons of all nations.

The Regent of the Principality of NotQuiteZeus, Defender and Most Humble Servant of Our People.

We of Chumba agree, tax should be banned on essential's such as food and medical supplies, it's a basic human right that should be addressed.

Taxes on medicines should be gone, but taxes on food should be there for now.

Why? Becouse my economy isnt so good, and I need some money to support my sosialism in my country.

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People´s President of Macee

Taxes on medicines should be gone, but taxes on food should be there for now.

Why? Becouse my economy isnt so good, and I need some money to support my sosialism in my country.

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People´s President of Macee

We are appreciative of your position, we therefore extend an offer of developing trade ties with your nation, which should allow you to more than recoup lost tax revenue, in exchange for your endorsement of this resolution.

The Regent of the Principality of NotQuiteZeus, Defender and Most Humble Servant of Our People.

Zeus -- your new version doesn't actually mention food or medicine, just "essentials"? Was that deliberate?

Zeus -- your new version doesn't actually mention food or medicine, just "essentials"? Was that deliberate?

Yes. We felt that we lacked the expertise to truly decide what is and isn't essential; our experience has been that many goods and services that we consider to be essential (such as education, mental health services, etc.) are not held by all to be necessary. We therefore felt it best to have a standing committe determine what exactly what is and isn't essential. We have full confidence that staple foods, water, medicine, and health services will be determined to be essential.

I like the committee-review bit, but I do think it weakens the resolution overall. Probably won't have any trouble with stipulating that the initial "essentials" would be food and prescription medication, and then would be reviewed....

(also, ooc, non illegitimi carborundum, dude. Food and medicine are essentials. We're with you.)