Policies, Suggestions, Opinions: eAmerica
Nave Saikiliah
Recently, I became president of the Libertarian Party. Some members were disillusioned about what had become to the group. It had deteriorated to a free-market party without anything substantial to offer the nation. I have some ambitious plans for the party, which might include changing the name.
Make no mistake. In real life, I am a libertarian. I believe in social and economic freedom. Because government intervention normally hurts the economy, smaller government spending/taxes leads to better economic growth. In other words, the reason I am libertarian is to ensure America keeps its position as the world's economic powerhouse while refusing to jeopardizing individual liberties.
Hold on to that last sentence. You see, I believe that should be the goal for eUSA. However, the best way to accomplish economic growth (individual liberties are more or less irrelevant) is not through laissez-faire policies.
I wrote an article for The Shady Lane that described how demand is low and supply is high in our country. This remains true today. The average citizen has been playing for a couple of weeks, keeps a low-paying job, and is trying to save as much money as possible. If you want to save money in the game, it costs about 1 dollar a day: just buy food. The problem is that there is no incentive to buy anything else. The lack of emphasis for non-elite players on wellness is part of the reason. Another part is that there simply is no real benefit of buying goods.
My point is that the eUSA's economy is not balanced like the realUSA's is. A laissez-faire approach is useless if the economy can't sustain itself. The government needs to step in when it can to make the total spending more or less equal to the salaries.
And people need to stop applying their real-world political ideas to the eWorld. Things are different here, people! When I first gained control of the Libertarian Party, part of the mission statement was to "show support to all lifestyles [and] efend civil liberties". WHAT LIFESTYLES? WHAT CIVIL LIBERTIES? That frustrated me to no end. That might be your view in real life, but a lot of it simply doesn't apply here in a simplified, unbalanced world.
The unemployment problem, worsened by the increase in invitations, is solvable. I started a Food Industry Training program that has, in three days, employed over 30 people. Basically, everyone should be able to get jobs. And since it's in the food industry, the money being paid to the trainees mostly go straight back into the market, helping the US economy. So, in addition to training these newcomers to get better jobs, Food Industry Training can guarantee ANYONE a job. If it becomes really hectic, I'll just buy an export license and start giving our surpluses to other nations.
It all comes back to the whole demand
There needs to be a government-backed bank, one that will provide savings to people willing to place their money there. It would be AMAZING if we could loan to other nations, especially once the wars begin. Europe will have at least one major war. Why don't we take advantage of all that idle capital we have and loan it to other nations? That is, after all, how REAL America was saved from the Great Depression. Maybe the real life world is useful after all.
My last point -- damn, I wrote a lot -- is this: we need to make patriotism and US pride more of an issue. Not patriotism as defined by right-wing nuts today ("if you're against the war, you're against America"), no, not that. How about a national pride that gets pissed off that SWEDEN is dominating this game. How about we provide incentives for people to buy by convincing them to help their nation?
-Nave
Comments
Damn good article. I know I don't agree with the policies you have suggested, but maybe the game is just too underdeveloped to succeed any other way. One thing is for sure, you got me thinking from both sides of the fence...which relaxes me and disturbs me at the same time. Running the country like a collective hive is just against everything that I believe in. What to do, what to do...?
Don't forget Pakistan 😛, but yeah, Sweden is the one to look out for.
I've been trying to do my part as a consumer. buying what I can on my income- so far just food and gifts. what I'm also trying to get my head around is the currency exchange market- are goods just not flowing across borders very quickly? Why are the US😨GOLD markets so asymmetrical, and the inverse of the 'recommended' ratio?
Not counting the foreign funds that disappeared from my account, what are the best ways to climb up the ladder?
I definitely appreciate the job..
I got all my friends that had no jobs to join your company except for two that I got into AmmuNation now that your company is stronger. And I didn't know you had the Neutral Bank.
This was a pretty good read, although I am not sure I agree with it entirely. Good call on the National Pride, although I have tried that point to and people just dont seem to want to get it. The good/bad to the invites was gold vs unemployment, but ultimately I think it will help. There will always be growing pains, whether people like to hear that or not. Sweden's economy was not always this strong until they grew and stabilized around a number. Since then they have been able to plan and mobilize. Our problem isnt so much the planning but getting people off their asses and on board with things we can actually do to help.
I agree with a lot of what you said. Laissez-Faire simply won't work with our current economy. On banks, however, I think they are a good idea, but somewhat unknown. There is no formal in game system for doing things like lotteries and banks and what not, which makes it difficult for new players to find out about these things unless they specifically go searching for it. By the time they actually find what they want, it may be too late, they've lost interest in the game, and increase the number of people who just quit.
@Jankems: I post an article almost every day advertising what I can do. Not sure that qualifies as "People Just dont Know".
@Colorado Savings and Loan: The problem with that is that a large portion of the population that could use your loans pretty much ignores the media from what I can tell (whether its out of laziness/ignorance/newbism or frustration from spam or time constraints or some other factor). Advertising is great, but it only works if people actually see it.
Another opportunity for the government: informing every user about lotteries, banks, employment programs, etc.
@Jankems: So, we can call them uninformed if we like. The problem is that all of these programs call for government help with these same people who make absolutely no effort. The media section is the only way to communicate on a National Level. The forums are covered by mostly international players (and the same 30-40 post on everything and no one else does). So, by what you're saying, I could post an article right this minute telling everyone that I will give them 40 G for free and they wouldnt take me up on it due to ignorance? I hardly agree with that.
You mentioned the incentive to buy being that it would help the nation. I know that sounds awfully like our current administration when a recession is looming... or right after 9/11 when the American people's way to help was to go out and shop. I'm not saying I disagree with the policy, merely commenting.
I do however, wonder, what sort of incentive is there? Is national pride all we can offer? I feel that many eAmericans are similar to their American counterpart: looking out for themselves.
hey man im not in the USA anymore....in case Canada plans anything against you, I will stop it...I don't want any wars. 🙂
The Sweedish are slaughtering us in terms of overall economy. And that's bad!