- RP Date
- 45.5.1
- RP Location
- Kyoto, Yamatai
"The Senate of Yamatai has been rather sleepy lately," Senator Maeda Yusuke of Tami said. "Fortunately for the Empire, the proposal I present to you now should do little to upset that tranquility."
Today was one such calm day in Kyoto, and he stood behind his assigned desk in the Senate Chamber. The Senator from Tami wore a forest green double breasted suit with brighter emerald colored pinstripes that each couldn't have been more than two threads thick, and his wild mane of blonde hair stood as monumentally as it always did. Nonetheless, Yusuke spoke in his unassuming and boring way that lacked any of the flash one might expect from him at a glance.
"It's a simple one about making sure the members of our Star Army stay as comfortable at home as they are aboard KFY ships," the Senator continued. "We don't legislate on the Star Army. That's Taisho Yui's domain. But we can set financial regulations for banks and other creditors, and that's what this proposal does. No enlistee in our Empire's fine fleets should be tempted by greedy promises of easy cash, which the Star Empire would ultimately end up paying back in most cases. This proposal places restrictions on creditors to prevent them from taking advantage of the Empire's brave defenders. Take it or leave it."
Senator Maeda then sat down. At the press of a button on his desk's volumetric display, the proposal's text was sent out to the members present either in the flesh or via telepresence, and was additionally provided to each and every Senator's administrative office.
Today was one such calm day in Kyoto, and he stood behind his assigned desk in the Senate Chamber. The Senator from Tami wore a forest green double breasted suit with brighter emerald colored pinstripes that each couldn't have been more than two threads thick, and his wild mane of blonde hair stood as monumentally as it always did. Nonetheless, Yusuke spoke in his unassuming and boring way that lacked any of the flash one might expect from him at a glance.
"It's a simple one about making sure the members of our Star Army stay as comfortable at home as they are aboard KFY ships," the Senator continued. "We don't legislate on the Star Army. That's Taisho Yui's domain. But we can set financial regulations for banks and other creditors, and that's what this proposal does. No enlistee in our Empire's fine fleets should be tempted by greedy promises of easy cash, which the Star Empire would ultimately end up paying back in most cases. This proposal places restrictions on creditors to prevent them from taking advantage of the Empire's brave defenders. Take it or leave it."
Senator Maeda then sat down. At the press of a button on his desk's volumetric display, the proposal's text was sent out to the members present either in the flesh or via telepresence, and was additionally provided to each and every Senator's administrative office.
Proposal 121: Servicemember Lending Safeguards
Purpose:
To protect members of the Star Army of Yamatai from indebtedness to private banking institutions. Specifically, this proposal seeks to restrict creditors by providing simple guidelines for loans made to military personnel and ensure the costs of such agreements burden neither individual servicemembers nor the Yamatai Star Empire.
Proposal:
1. No creditor may issue a loan to active duty Star Army personnel with an interest rate in excess of 5 percent.
2. No creditor may approve any loan for active duty Star Army personnel whose personal assets cannot cover the buyout option of their enlistment contract at the time of the loan's origination.