I think the Senate will agree that caring for these individuals is a small thing to ask, and that ensuring the facilities provided are in top shape is paramount, to show the everlasting gratitude to those who put their lives on the line.
However... and yes, there is a 'however'... I'd like to see those who are integrated back into society be given the chance to come to Imperial Centre, and share their stories of inspiration with our existing Stormtroopers, allow the army to see that it was formed on the basis of worlds working together, and eschew the notion that local forces exist only to cause trouble for our men.

There is another underlying matter here, and I believe it was gently touched upon but not expansively. The Grand Army of the Republic, in its day, was little more than a tool crafted for our use in war; its members were cloned units, hardly deserving of sentient rights or representations, and as such their medical facilities were sometimes less than adequate. It was, in some cases, cheaper to repace a unit with a new clone, than perform extensive surgery and return a damage product to the battlefield. I'm afraid that in this day and age, such notions still stand true, and while I am in support of the aid given to non-Clone personnel who were affected by the Clone Wars, I cannot vote to sanction further benefits for Clone veterans who are soon due to expire from accelerated age anyway.

My final query is to whether or not the degree of how veterans have been affected will be called into question, in regards to the tax incentives or breaks. One world may have fifty percent more Clone War Veterans than another, however they may simply be suffering with intangible ailments such as traumatic stress, things which can be soothed far easier and at less expense than outfitting men and women with adequate cybernetic replacements for lost limbs. In this instance, will the world with more veterans be given a better incentive or break than the world with less, even if the world with less has more expensive and immediate needs?

Senator Ray, the tax breaks are for the planets so that they may provide benefits to the veterans from cheap to free health care as provided by article 1 line 2, training programs offered in article one line 3 and monthly payments outlined in article 2 lines 1 and 2. I feel that it would be better to have it done by planet since it would be smaller pools to deal with meaning that it would hopefully, be easier in implementation to have it done on a planetary level with the Empire helping the planets through Tax breaks and incentives for running these programs.

I am glad a compromise could be found, and it has been a pleasure to vote on a productive measure. I cast my vote to approve, in the name of Kaal and its peoples, as well as on a personal note. Thank you, Senator Star, and I look forward to seeing these amendments added to the bill.

Amendment 2: Allows those soldiers "who are integrated back into society be given the chance to come to Imperial Centre, and share their stories of inspiration with our existing Stormtroopers, allow the army to see that it was formed on the basis of worlds working together, and eschew the notion that local forces exist only to cause trouble for our men." These stories will also be recorded and saved for future generations to learn about the sacrifices made during the clone Wars.

And as a point of clarification, the amount in the tax breaks must be used to cover the veterans on that planet. It is not to get out of taxes but instead to help planets in paying for those services.

I assume, also, that with the decreasing number of veterans owing to the inevitabilities of death, migration to other worlds, and so forth, that tax breaks will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to ensure that affected worlds are no longer receiving incentives/breaks when their number of veterans depletes?

As testament and gratitude for your proposal of this bill, the people of Kaal have petitioned me, and I am laying forth the following statement.

"We, the people of Kaal, play host every year to the veterans affected by the Clone Wars, and witness what small happiness our facilities of entertainment and relaxation afford them. While the Senate is more than capable of allotting funds for the procurement of medical facilities and other such needed buildings, staff and resources, we would ask Senator and majority share-holder Taja Lohden to graciously donate thirty percent of her takings for the next three years, to ensure the ongoing progress of this bill and its implimentation".

As the majority share-holder of most of Kaal's tourism trade, the decision falls to me to answer the pleas of my people, and I say yes. If this vote is passed, I will graciously donate thirty percent of my intake over the next three years, to help alleviate any financial concerns the bill raises within the Senate, and to help the motion itself pass the scrutiny of its Senators.

The real issue here, I believe, is the state making provisions and exceptions so that those planets that do have war veterans may take care of them. Brentaal, having no veterans, will probably remain unaffected by the passing of this vote, but this being Senator Star's proposal, I'll leave it to her to do the talking.

It is perhaps for this reason that I and Kaal believe it necessary to make provisions for the continued and improving wellbeing of those veterans, though I feel I have spoken enough on the matter. I have laid Kaal's standpoint out there, and the debate is now Senator Star's to answer to, this being her bill.