[CPF] Oh look a bird, nope it's work taxes!
Day 2,387, 14:20
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by TheSmoke
This one is for Tom Joad,
http://tinyurl.com/kxhdvgh
Well blah blah blah I says to her, listen lady, I didn't know 5 dollars could buy that much, but can you please get off my lawn! Crazy ladies aside (sorry Mary Chan is still here though) I just wanted to discuss further about what we can do if only the work tax is changed.
eRep is a funny game, and the economy is even worse and hard to predict, however I still think there are some things we can figure out from it. We are going to raise taxes to increase our MPPs and build a war fund, yet I don't see anyone saying how many MPPs or how big of a war fund. Instead most of it seems to be we need moar monies!
I still stand by my budget analysis and rough proposal of a tax increase to 4% across the board here: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-cpf-taxes-and-budget-2405008/1/20
However some Congress Members wish to only increase the Work Tax, perhaps to 5%. This is fine as long as we tax responsibility on a few things:
1) How much money do we need?????????? I've said 10 MPPs and $100,000 CO fund in two months
2) How long will this experiment go for to get a good data set?
3) Who will volunteer to help record and analyze the data?
These are simple questions, but yet to have many answers coming from our elected representatives.
Here is a video I made on how we can figure out what Work Tax is worth in Canada if we are to only change it. From here we can make better estimates as to what an increase would bring in, and how it will help us reach our goals.
http://tinyurl.com/kxhdvgh
Cheers,
TheSmoke
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Voted. I'm listening to vid as I type this o/
Might fap to it later. 😛
Let me know when its my turn!
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4% is more than enough, let's not get anywhere near eUSA levels
It's a bird, a plane... no it's SuperSmoke!
I could care less about the tax levels. Mainly because I know it is going to a responsible government that will spend it wisely. You could tax me 10% I would be indifferent to it although others might feel differently. Now that we have an agreement with India it is time to build up that war fund and prepare for the next battle whether it be for us or our allies who helped us in the past.
That guys scares me......
And the video was great , very informative.
I'm happy that we are focusing on WT. Without going into detail, WT is like Robin Hood. It takes from the rich to pay for all you poor f'ers. (Seriously though, that's what it does. And I meant that to be humorous not a put down. 😃 )
Personally, I never want to see Canada's Congress screw this tax thing up so bad that it can never be changed. Taxes need to stay fluid, to pay for things as they are needed. We should have a decent reserve in case of war but other than that there are also infrastructure things that can be done. Two glaring issues are some foundation to help n00bs with education (mostly about using the gold to upgrade their TG's) and food/maybe weapons too. Then there is developing our MU's.
As much as I hate to admit it, the govt is the best option for developing the common soldier into an effective fighting group. I hate how the US does it but I think Canadians sense of "You can't make me f'in do that!" would preclude anything other than general oversight. Also I think the govt's attitude of "Meh, they seem to be doing OK, why mess with 'em?" would keep the control freaks to the minimum.
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As far as tracking the results I think Bryan and Shaun both would be happy to make charts and rattle on endlessly. I would suggest, if conditions allow and no one is unduly oppressed by paying tax, at least a month, if not two would be in order. That should give enough time to smooth out any fluctuations.
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As to what exactly we need in revenue let's flip that around and ask how much is it possible to produce without causing any grief and then see what we can afford to do with it. In example, say 5% WT it tried. We can have a dozen MPP's, pay for anything that comes up like rent to India, provide food for n00bs in a new training program, have a stockpile of Q7 and a contingency fund for distribution on IRC if the MoD/CP declares an emergency if we're attacked and possibly buy a few RW co's for our national MU.
Mind you those programs are just speculation at this point. Some may not happen, maybe none would happen save some MPP's and the rent to India. Simply having money available opens up opportunities. If at a later time it is determined that we are taking too much revenue it is a responsible govt that lowers taxation for the benefit of the people.
From what I've seen of Canada's Congress there is no chance of something like in the US happening here. It's way easier to lower taxes than even hint at raising them. 😃
Is the $800 increase completely random or is there something behind it?
It is random, but if we were to say increase the work tax from 1% to 5% I believe that would be a somewhat close number.
There is speculation, guesstimacating, analysis, theorhetoric, and edumacated guesses. We need some money in the coffers if for no other reason than to pay back Aussies. All it costs to change the WT is one (in game) proposal. At this rate Congress won't use half of them anyhow. So what's the harm in a little experimentation? Besides, does the tax rate have to be carved in granite? As long as the WaM'ers aren't unduly burdened and we're paying for all the programs necessary to make Canada a 1st world country Congress is doing their job.