[Orik4CP] The Tax Situation and Foreign Affairs

Day 3,027, 00:11 • Published in USA USA • by Orikfricai

Israel Stevens wrote an article a few hours ago in which he tries to talk about ‘Taxes and Such’ as he eloquently puts it. I agree with him that the citizens of eUSA are paying a massive amount of taxes to support the Federal Reserve, a rate that is almost triple the rate of other nations with full bonuses. However, I am the only candidate this election cycle who has taken steps to ensure that we lower taxes.

In our country, Country Presidents (or the Dictator) do not control the taxes, they’re controlled by our Congress. The one stipulation by the eUS Congress regarding our tax rate was that the tax rate would be lowered once a certain threshold is reached. In the past month, we have spent 0 CC and held on to North Korea - gaining a region there courtesy of Russia- as well as adding two Japanese regions to provide our citizens with opportunities for True Patriot Medals and put pressure on Spain, and have spent nothing in this. While both of these countries are weak and this has been an easy task to do, I have resisted the temptations of many of my predecessors to engage ourselves in foreign, imperialistic conflict which could have a huge cost for the tax payers of our country. This was the first month in a long, long time that we have spent zilch and provided that our country’s and our alliance’s integrity isn’t threatened, I can guarantee to repeat this feat in the coming month. I will not be starting conflicts for the sake of starting them, so I can be “remembered” while my successors have to face a huge invasion which involves millions of currency being spent.

I briefly mentioned our alliance in my previously article, and am now at liberty to announce that Sweden shall be joining Pacifica shortly. This move ensures that Pacifica now controls large swathes of Northern Europe, including almost all of Scandinavia and large parts of the Baltics. In Sweden, we get a stable, mid-sized country that’s always been there for its allies and provides consistent damage on the battlefields.

I’d also dispute my competitor that our reserve is the only thing that keeps us safe. While a reserve is extremely important in many significant battles, which often turn out to be a ‘who can spend more’ match, the importance of our strong foreign affairs can not be underestimated. The addition of Sweden to our alliance builds upon our FA work in the past year and I am proud to have worked for it in the past month.

While I may not have a huge list of titles to show my experience under old Presidents, I have been there for this country in the past month and I intend to be there for you in March too. Shoot me a message if you’ll like to be a part of Team Orik!