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Via forum the Fed Party Presidential Candidates were asked questions by the general Fed public. I have answered all the questions and would like to share some of my favorite questions with you. I want to thank everyone that asked questions. I hope you (and the public) enjoy the answers. Also.... All Feds should go vote for PP now!

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Well this is a hard one, because it is possibly one of the most important questions. It touches upon a larger issue. We are in a game that is in recession, so what can we do to flourish while others remain mired.

The obvious answer is engagement. But that also is not in depth enough. What can we do to engage people?

To this, I believe wholeheartedly that media is one of our most powerful tools here. We have great core departments. There are wonderful games and contests and other things for anyone wanting to be entertained or helped. Once people get involved with the events/departments they will stay. The more people actively engaged, the better each of these departments can be, which means even more stuff to keep people around.

But we need to get people engaging with them. I would like to use Fedex and Media departments to help with this. Increased circulation of Fedex and Media, bringing creative and jaunty messages that encourage second looks.

This is not a cure all be any means. This will only hit a certain sector of players. The others we need to find different ways for. Quite honestly, how to bring back long time players into activity is not something I have a prepared answer for. I really do not know what motivates them, if our core departments are not enough. I do, however, know a good number of long time players from who I plan to pull any nuggets of knowledge that I can.

For the completely new players, I plan to try getting them engaged from the get go. Sending a message to new joins and offering some links of help. And referrals to people that can help them.

Though I am not sure it is necessarily different, increased volume and quality of Media is one of my major plans.




In a game where you have a 4-6 year cycle every 30 days, things change a lot. The alliances are in constant flux and our enemies from yesterday will be our buddies tomorrow. That is something that will undeniably piss some people off.

The dissolving of TWO has provided us with an important opportunity. Like it or not, we are currently a upper-mid tier country. One that is powerful, but there are a half dozen countries or so that could wipe us in a one on one fight. So in that respect we are no better off by ourselves than any country is. The emerging trends show that the next major alliances will be based on a pro-eSerbia and anti-eSerbia axis. As a country, we are definitely on the anti-eSerbia side of things. That will bring us closer to ePoland, eSpain, eU.K. and others. It has already started to do so.

There was definitely some grumbles around this the first few times the eUSA public was asked to fight for the people how had invaded us in recent game memory. That was justified. The casual player, like the average person in RL, does not want to be coupled with someone they were taught to dislike. It goes against the grain of anyone truly patriotic. But fortunately there were many elder statesmen and stateswomen who came to the defense of this shift. Their memory goes back generations of this game and pointed out this is not the first time these shifts have happen. They happen after the fall of all major alliances.

The grumbling grew less as people began to see former enemies fighting by our side and now I rarely hear these complaints. I am in full support of the new alliances. We are able to protect ourselves as a nation and not cow down to our enemies.




I personally would like to see lower taxes. At the beginning of last congressional term I was part of the group of Feds that pushed for lower taxes. As it was only my second term in congress, I got skewered pretty good by those willing to respond to me and ignored by many. But I was able to learn a lot.

The tax issue is always going to be a difficult one.

It is unfortunate that our enemies have so many more people than us and that those people work everyday. So they crush us in taxes. All one needs to do is go in game to view the two country taxes side by side and that is clear.

If and when war breaks out again, against powerful enemies, the eUSA will need as much money as possible to fight this war. So I do see the other side of the argument. I, personally, am not certain that there is any amount of money that could protect us from the next wipe. The next war (set in a indeterminate future) will be bloody and long, as was the last.

With that said, it has always been my argument that as long as we are being fiscally responsible (i.e., paying our bills and still making some profit) that the eUSA should have lower taxes than the current 10%. I supported a 8% tax rate personally. Last I knew, a 5 or 6% tax rate would still have cut us a narrow profit. Those numbers may be different now, as we have the rental properties to pay for.

I could, potentially, support the 10% tax rate if the surplus was to be used in the benefit of the eAmerican people. Such as more government funded training programs and TG upgrades and out reach. The money should belong to the citizens, in one form or another.




I am not a fan of it. It allows for some companies to exploit a system where game prices are largely capped. Putting out new DLC is a way to get around this. To milk every cent possible. Yes some companies use DLC to allow gamers to enjoy game content that would otherwise never make it into the game. However there is an increasing trend for companies to plan games that are essentially missing components that would otherwise be in the game for free. It is an annoying trend. It is one that I think will continue to gain steam, just like only digital versions of games.




Institute a eRep draft worldwide. Upon completion of secondary school everyone worldwide should be required to sign up for a two year stint in eRep.




I refuse to answer this question because I am a conscientious objector to the Sony business practices.... *cough* killed sega *cough*




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The needs of a small party are different than those of a large. A top 5 party already has a level of prestige built in due to the ability to send people to congress. Generally speaking, people flock to these parties, even those who have no political plans.

Small parties do not have this open promise of congress, nor are they as visible as large parties. So the needs of the party is to hit a niche. I would say first off, I would figure out what the mode of the means is. What the most common members have the most in common. Of course I would probably already have some idea of this, being in the party. I would work on that. What ever it is that is drawing the people together and keeping them together is where the party should go. Growing the party while alienating the current members that make it great gets us no where.

So if that means it is a party of Bronies, I would encourage pony parties. If it was a party filled if ex military, I would capitalize on that. If it were a party of avid writers or musicians, I would base my plan on that. The big thing is to keep the current members around and make sure everyone has a lot of fun. If these two things can be hit, it will look exciting from the outside and more people will be interested in what makes it so special.

The other thing I would hit on is the fact that even though there is no direct link to congress, there are ways to get there. So the next most important thing would be to cultivate amicable relations with the leadership cores of the top 5 parties. At least one or two of them. It is possible to rent a congressional spot, from time to time, and that is only possible through good relations. Now administrations change every 30 days, so being on good terms with several high ranking officials from each party is the wisest option, as generally leadership cores switch around all the time but the former leaders are usually still involved in the party. The more people that remember that one time you did that one thing that really helped them out, the better.

And finally, if cultivating relations is the route you choose, do not do it at the expense of other parties. Nothing makes a party forget how good you were to it, than if you bad talk it to get into bed with another party. Also, stay out of the way when they top 5 fight.




Well, currently I am VPP. I have been in charge of Media since Thanksgiving. And I am currently serving my third term (consecutively) in Congress. Admittedly it is a fairly short list, but a successful list for someone only actively engaged in politics since last October.





I expect that you are better suited to answer that than I am. But I see it as a continuation of what the president of anything political does. They are there to serve three important but separate functions.

1) They are the accepted face of the party. So what the party looks like to its members and the public at large is based on how the PP looks to those same people. When there is a problem, it will often come to the PP as they are the face. So people tend to assume they are intimately involved in every matter of the party. In this, it means that every concern that comes up within the party, or involving the party, eventually falls back on the Party President to short out.

2) They are the unofficial political liaison to the rest of the eWorld. It is their duty to play nice (or not) with the other party heads to allow for political cooperation. Although a lot of the hard work occurs at the lower levels, this public link is important as well

3) The final and most important work of the PP is to keep everything running. If the party goes to hell under their leadership, the blame is placed on them. So they are behooven to assure that all the departments have what they need and are in the pursuit of what work they should be. This power can be dictated to the CoS, but at the end of the day it is the PP whose reputation is one the line. So it is their duty to ensure that all the department heads are doing their job to the best of their ability.





This is something that I am likely to get back lash on. I think this should be addressed on a case by case basis. There is always a story behind it. Of course, they should be checked out thoroughly before they are let in. But a black mark before hearing the case is not my style. I am all for giving people a shot at redemption.

This is something I can relate to. Although I never fought against this country, I was at one time in a party and MU that belonged to those who would see eUSA fall. I newly returned to the game and did not know when I joined that reputation of the party/MU. I left as soon as I found friends somewhere else, but that took six months. It was a black mark that could have haunted me the rest of my eLife.

I was fortunate that it did not.

So I am not quick to judge. If the reason is good enough, let them in. If however it fails to meet redemption or the person is openly unrepentant, they have no business here.




This question warrants a more complex answer than it should. I think that everyone should have a hand in this.

The PP is a great way to get people interested. The PP of a major party messages them, they take notice. The PP can direct them to better resources.

Other newbs also have this power to influence. It is someone new enough to be sympathetic to their plight.

Media also serves this purpose, to get the word out and refer people to recruitment.
Recruitment, obviously, as this is their primary function. And they can direct to retention, fun, and all other facets of the game that will allow for newbs to become engaged and remain in the game and party.




I fail to see how they are mutually exclusive.




On the current time? Just this one term for now.  There are plenty of qualified people nursing the idea of being PP. I want to encourage that. I have spoken to a couple that had thought about running but did not want to interfere with BN or I’s run, so decided to wait.

Running again in the future is likely, as the party may need me for future terms. Fulfilling a party need is what landed me in Media, it is what will drive future PP runs as well.




It is the natural evolution of Trekker Tlumac.

2 months ago I would have laughed at you, if you had told me that I would be running for Fed PP. 3 months I had no intention of serious party work. 4 months ago I had never considered going to congress. 5 months ago I barely talked to anyone in party. And 12 months ago I was seriously considering quitting the game.

But life has a funny way of changing who you are. Who you plan to be and who you end up being are usually quite different. After I joined the Feds 11 months ago, I largely retired from public interaction. I was not looking to be a politician, but a politician I am now. I want to serve this party, as it has served me.


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