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Kagemane - Some folks just want to watch the WA burn.

Speaking of going down in flames, currently up for vote is a proposed "Ban on Double Taxation". It seems a fairly straightforward piece of Free Trade legislation that prevents nations from levying taxes on earnings that were acquired outside that nation. Arguably, a real boon to people and businesses that work across national borders.

Unfortunately, it's drawn the ire of both the NatSov crowd (who want nations to have the unrestricted right to pass taxes on their people as they see fit) and the leftist nations (who dislike the idea of industries dodging taxes by moving operations overseas). So, less than a day into voting, and it's already failing 5,394 votes against to 1,903 votes for. We're a little conflicted on it, considering we usually take both a NatSov and a Free Trade stance in the WA. It's currently failing in the region 0-5, so we guess we'll end up voting against.