[UKRP] LoB Running for Congress + (Mission! 25 Comments plz)
Lord of Bones
With the congress elections fast approaching and a small chance of having my first attempt at becoming a congressman I wanted to tell you what I would do if elected this month.
There is a common pattern that is present in the UK that I have observed in the last 2 months. Not many people vote.. or is it a case of not many people agreeing with the politicians? I'm not totally convinced but I wanted to be transparent and let you know my goals for the coming month.
So what will I do if elected this month.
I will;
Activity: I promise to be active and publish weekly article's regarding congress votes and updates. I believe as an elected congressman its my responsibility to the electorate to inform them of my decisions. I must say I've seen nothing from congress and that has disappointed me.
Dictatorship: It appears clear to me that after the attack of MEK a democracy is not possible or at least will be very difficult to uphold. However we as a collective need to hold a proper referendum and decide as a nation do we want a democracy and accept the dangers or install a dictator. If elected I want to help be informative to the public and help everyone come to an informed decision.
Young Perspective: Being only 2 months old I feel I can bring a perspective to congress discussions when it comes to new players. I am current on NHS, TG loans and how we should be supporting new players better. I feel some older players will miss the needs of our new players. I want to be the voice for newer players.
New ideas: One idea I have is to create a 'Guardian Angel' fund. This is where a selected group of the most experienced and trusted players in the UK are given a chunk of our cash to protect and look after. Lets say we have £500,000 in the accounts and we pick 10 Angels to protect and store £50,000 each.
Depending on the feedback I get for such an idea, I was going to write an article on it in the coming days. Such a fund would be 100% visible and the government would be able to pull the money back if say a revolution was started. I want to stop putting all our eggs in the one basket.
MPP's + Alliance: I believe that we need an alliance that works for the UK and benefits us. MPPs are very important but also very expensive and so we must be conservative when selecting our future MPPs. Selecting MPPs that offer us good damage for the price paid.
Taxes: I believe in low taxes unless it becomes absolutely necessary to increase. Low taxes and good bonuses for the UK mean richer players coming back to the UK. We have a need to expand our MPP stack but I intend on starting some fund raising schemes to boost this instead of increasing taxes and affecting the poorer players within the UK.
Other Targets:
1) Restart our rental agreement with Norway
2) As a congressman I will request a weekly outlook on our finances from the MoF.
3) Ensure the Government gives the UK a Referendum on Democracy/Dictatorship
Finally guys I have a mission to achieve 25 comments in one article. Please if you don't mind hurl abuse at me whatever, just leave a comment please.
Thanks for reading
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it doesn't matter what you write, it's still mongress.
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Vote LoB and UKRP on the 25th :3
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Defo the best newb around in the eUK at the moment; sensible group of ideas LoB o7
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Most things seem sensible to me, though I have to say I do not see the Guardian Angel fund working out: there's just way too few people that are universally trusted (people who I trust are not trusted by others, and vice versa), not to mention that some of the people in the trusted category wouldn't want to be entrusted with this either.
Otherwise, though, all seems good, and like Adastros said, you're the best noob we had in a while o7
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Fair enough, and you're welcome 🙂
But the point is that this procedure SPREADS the risk. Also, reducing the size of the amounts being held also reduces the temptation to run off with the cash.
I would support this proposition fully - should eUK ever get back to generating sufficient revenue.
Perhaps the funds can be linked to eUK 'Honours' - this is something that the outgoing President or Monarch used to be able to award in recognition of services carried out on behalf of the eUK. And - not only can honours be awarded, they can also be stripped from those individual who fail to live up to the expectations of the populace!
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'Guardian Angel' fund this sounds ok
The government could keep money in units
Absolutely outstanding first Congress manifesto LoB, it is these kind of reforms that will better the eUK.
I really hope you get into Congress! o/
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two months old and already crawling into congress 😮 The balls on this on...
Well when I discovered Strength training what else is there to do... :3
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I got 12/25 atm
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Just remember that the most important thing in congress is ofc your meme game and then everything will go swell.
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wookie you the man
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If Apples doesn't put you in Congress I'll run against him every month he tries with the same fervour I showed during my PP term.
He'll never be PP for a 4832nd time if I can help it!
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tell me where the weed is
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Well done young Billy - I think that you will go far if you keep this up!
Thank you for the kind words and comment! Yeah I also thought I was campaigning for my own votes. Turns out I am part of a collective party vote! Still learning but thank you for the advice.
Interestingly enough - you perception of the voting system used to be correct; in the 'old' days candidates used to go out to canvas for votes - and citizens then voted for the individuals that they liked the most. Today the political system has been simplified (to a point where the whole process is reasonably useless) such that Party candidates are pre-selected and ranked by the Party President shortly before the election. Candidates are then elected based on how many votes in total the Party earns in comparison to the other parties. To be ranked as #1 in the Party batting order equates to a 'very safe' seat, 7-8 is 'marginal' and 10 is 'unlikely'
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Screw Norway - kill the frogs. Good article but you have to remember that there are about 20 or so other congressmen you need to tell this to and they have to like them. Also, some of these can only be done by the CP so you would need to get him/her to do them.
Yeah I also thought I was campaigning for my own votes. Turns out I am part of a collective party vote! Still learning but thank you for the advice.
+ the comment!
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