[CPF] Build for Tomorrow
Day 2,428, 20:29
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by TheSmoke
This one is for Tom Joad,
Well we have been fighting hard against the Brits, making good work with our RWs, but none the less, they are hammering away through their Direct Battles. Our soldiers will fight until the bitter end, however should most of the resources come from our individual pockets? It has been a long time since actual MU funding has been done through the government, and this is certainly one option to do. However, according the MU Funding act, we cannot have a transfer go through until our Treasury is over $150,000, and it is currently at $139,000. We should get there within a day or two of writing this, as long as we don’t sign any MPPs.
The other option for us is to use the Canadian Civil Defense Act, my baby! Here we could fund Canadians only through direct COs on the battlefield. Paying Canadians only is not as effective as funding all potential fighters, however it keeps our tax dollars at home!
Both are proven solid options, but the question comes down to, can we afford it, and/or do we need to? Our MUs have learned to become self-sufficient over the past year, which is good, but it is also nice to ensure our Canadian soldiers are doing the best they can. So in all I believe both options are viable, and potentially beneficial to a very large portion of Canada.
I do also think there is a third option, albeit a little harder to do. After we have a bit of peace time, the government could try and create a one-time funding program aimed at getting our soldiers to upgrade their Weights Room and Climbing Centres (First two training facilities). I know from my point of view, I would be willing to chip in to The Praetors to help try and match what the government is providing. This avenue is a long term investment, which is the kind of action we need to do.
I would be happy to hear some input on this idea, and if anyone would care to help create a draft proposal I am all ears!
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TheSmoke
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Excellent ideas Smoke, although the only thing I don't think would work is Canada only COs, as we already fight there without incentive. Perhaps COs could be used to get us over the top in certain situations.
As for TG loans, excellent idea, we have lots of gold to use and we would be investing in ourselves!
just make sure the prospects are well looked into before giving them our gold 😉
Agreed, the nice thing about a TG investment program is there is no set deadline. We can take our time and ensure that the majority of us are happy with it.
I agree mostly, Canada only CO's are not that effective, COs for everyone can be very effective, but at a price.
I would push for a TG loan though, best bang for our buck!
How to spend your money? Hmmm. I suppose it depends on the goals
If you want to make a difference in a battle, *here and now*, CO's - open to all eRep citizens is the way to do it.
If you have a training war, then Canada-only CO's might be an idea, to build up loyalty and the idea of following orders. This would be good for Division 1 only.
If you want promote a long term perspective, then you might want to fund MU's directly, in order to encourage daily activity and long term continuance in the game. Funds to buy weapons & food, and to increase the Training grounds with gifts of Gold. The danger here, though, is this: a large investment and the player simply quits, leaving all that gold squandered. An even more insidious view, though, is that we end up funding "re-born" accounts of those who may be our enemies (am I being paranoid?) and simply transferring those funds into our enemy nations.
However, MU Funding, should that be followed through with, would only be with young and new MU's. Our best and most accomplished MU's don't need funding - in fact, those like Cordis Die and Captains of Industry pride themselves on being built up with private funds - those of their members - RL gold buyers.
There are going to be concerns with any sort of money handout. However with such a program, we can take our time, and really vet all the potential applicants. Focus on D2 players who have proven themselves, present a valid application and are approved.
I don't think this should only focus on new MUs though. The CAF, COI, Cordis etc have solid communes going, but none the less, they have new players too that could really benefit from TG investments
I think it would be very interesting to see a government investment program that invests into helping new players purchase upgrades to their training facilities. Interesting article as a whole.
You know we've done that before, right?
Funneling gold to D2 players for training ground upgrades would be acceptable. COs ought to be reserved for important battles, which this war with eUK doesn't seem to be producing.
Congress elect should be putting there 5 gold back into the country one way or the other ad most CP members do every congressional term
Some congress people find it insulting to ask them for the 5 gold when they give at least 10 times that every month. Supporting a single RW is 5 gold. 5 gold is a joke.
Down boy....5 gold is better than nothing, which is what alot of people contribute back into the country. That's all I'm saying.
I would like to see the CPF continue its tradition of getting their Congress members to give the 5 gold back
Who receive this gold that congress members give back?
The Canadian Treasury through the Airstrike feature
Sorry for a very late reply, I just saw this article.
I've said this before and still do not want to make a big deal of it. However I must say that for a few of us 5 gold is a pimple on the fleas ass. I give quite a bit more than 5 gold when there is a direct need and, of course, spend quite a bit more than 5 gold when tanking for Canada.
This is not to say that it is a good symbolic gesture.
Could just be a pipe dream, but I had an idea on the forums a few hours ago on a way to bring in Government Funding through real life commerce... The first idea was shot down due to potential Copyright Infringement, but my latest reply offered a potentially viable alternative.
You can find it here: http://ecan.forumotion.com/t138-unique-way-to-boost-ecanadian-income
Ive yet to run into an "important" battle in this game, nothing much changes even if we think its important in the moment
Most of our money should go into keeping new players active and interested or another number of years will go buy with us sitting exactly where we are now
invest in the future
Agreed, we have many battles, all seem important at the time, but are certainly now do or die types, in most cases.
So yes, I think investing in the future fighters is a Progressive approach to war.
when i became a citizen the war with eUSA was just ending and we were gonna build a war chest... sooooo why did we go to war with eUK when we didn't have that much in the treasury?
As i said.... all you politicians are nuts!
I don't know why we didn't I have stressed it for a long time yet nobody seems to listen to ole Smokey!
the immediacy of the moment.... always seems to outweigh any (most) attempts to plan for the future.
I don't necessarily agree with option 3 - perhaps some hybrid solution. There are those of us who already have taken painstaking steps to upgrade and get to the point where we're "doing our share" for Canada. I understand the need to build, but I'm sure the big hitters wouldn't mind a slice of the pie.
True, perhaps an investment of TG upgrads for the younger peeps, and MU funding based on damage output? That gives the low end guys capital to begin getting stronger faster, and those who already have like us, are rewarded for doing so a long time ago.