[Independent] Aries CP Plans!
Aries Prime
In this edition of my campaign I will be looking at the extensive plans that I have for this term. I can not guarantee that all of my goals will be accomplished, but I will do me best. If you didn’t catch my opening article please check it out here, http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-independent-aries-for-cp--2377470/1/20
Alliance
I am pro-Sirius. Getting us into a pro-Sirius alliance will be the top priority of my term. I have been in contact with various individuals who have strong ties with Sirius, and they can assure me that it is very likely we can get into a pro-Sirius alliance as long as we play our cards right. Because of this I have little doubts that we can’t accomplish this main goal.
My personal preference is Aurora. I do not believe the main Sirius alliance will accept us. I also think it is time we start branching out to make new allies and stronger ties with old allies. Countries like Germany, Chili, and Bulgaria we have always had relations with, but never a strong connection. Other countries like Ireland we have a little known bropack with. I strongly believe that this alliance is the best place for us to be in for our future and it is one that is partners with Sirius.
Ministry of Markets
I have been in contact with Garmr and he has convinced me to test out a new plan for our economy. Currently many of our players by weapons from our Q7 market. These weapons are overpriced and very expensive. Garmr has proposed that the government sets up a program that undercuts these high prices for a more reasonable, stable price while not making any losses. There is room in our market prices for this strategy to work and it will force the overall Q7 market in Netherlands to go down. Essentially we are placing a price ceiling on the market for Q7. My government will be a testrun for this program, and if it is successful, then Q7 will be cheaper for all citizens to buy in Netherlands.
War
Originally my plan was to have a war heavy term, but it appears that is not possible with the way alliances are changing, the scandal with Belgium, and the war with Germany. Instead, our options are to war Norway, either training war or real war, airstrike, or heavily support a foreign war. The way things are currently focused we will probably end up having a training war with Norway or heavily supporting a foreign war. I strongly believe that war is a large component of this game, and it is something Netherlands has missed for some time until recently. I would like to carry on with a war spirit, but I am not too confident that is a realistic option. Basically I am not going to force a war on us because the circumstance don’t seem to allow it.
I still plan on having supply handouts for government supported battles. This ties heavily with the idea of Netherlands supporting a foreign war. In the event that we do heavily invest our time in supporting an ally, there will be supplies for all NL citizens to fight in the war. I can’t guarantee a set amount at this time, but I strongly believe the government should give something back to its citizens instead of yelling at the to do things and taking money out of their pockets.
Immigration
This issues is pretty clear cut. I believe in an open door policy. I will be giving the go ahead to anyone who wants to join our country, granted they do not pose a serious PTO threat. In the past we have had some ridiculous accusations thrown at immigrants, based on no evidence, causing those immigrants to choose another country to join. I believe that immigration is a key point in strengthening our country and widening our perspective. Immigrants shouldn’t be seen as bad, remember that I am one.
Poland
I feel it necessary to make a statement on Poland because they currently occupy us. I will be following through with the treaty deal we have, and I am confident we will be able to join a pro-Sirius alliance, further strengthening our relationship with Poland. I do not expect any snags or issues in regaining our two regions as was laid out in the treaty.
Budget
I have already considered the budget for my term, and I want to share it with you all. Our previous government had a budget of around 43k. I am expecting my budget to be around the same as the last administration, and if it is not due to the tax reductions, then I will ask congress for a budget extension when necessary. With this money I plan on allocating 5k to the MoH for food, 10k to MoM (Markets) for the program Garmr will be overseeing, 1-2k to any remaining subsidy programs we have, and the rest to MoD for weapon distribution and MPPs with MPPs probably requiring budget extensions since they are 10k each.
I do not expect the MoD department to require many funds, nor do I believe we will be signing more than 3-4 MPPs. Any leftover funds from all departments will be transferred to the Emergency Fund or rolled over to the next government. In the event that we require additional funds for MPPs or war, I will go to congress asking for those funds. This will cover just about any spending I plan on having with my government this term.
If you have gotten this far, then you are more then welcome to ask questions or voice concerns you may have. My next article will consist of my finalized cabinet. I will admit that most of my ministers have been chosen already, but there is still room for more. Feel free to send me a message if you want to join.
Until then,
Aries Prime
Comments
I just hope to see your country with all regions. Since a long time, you are alone against a big alliance.
You deserve to win your original regions. Good luck eNetherlands !
"I am confident we will be able to join a pro-Sirius alliance, further strengthening our relationship with Poland."
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't it Poland who disregarded NL's message to NE them to relinquish the regions in question, but Poland didn't even bother to answer? Instead they send Germany to do their dirty work for them. without telling you anything.
That would say enough for any sane person, you are nothing but cattle to the Polish.
But be amazed at what a simple Pact with Asteria has done to Norway! Tiny little country is beating UK in an open MPP!
As is Asgard nothing but tool for Asteria to drain Sirius. When you're small, you'll always be a pawn.
Maybe in your case, But Asgard is quite autonomous. Well fully autonomous in fact.
Oh wait, for Poland aka Sirius you are not even a tool. You are cattle.
Autonomous insofar Serbia uses you as another drain to Sirius. If they have to go on the defense you'd be the first to notice the lack of support.
http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/ll51ee8031.jpg
We fight against the same enemy we have been fighting against for the last goddamn year and now we are pawns in the eyes of those who are more than willing to relinquish their regions.
Let me laugh!
lol continue to fool yourself
I like how Serbia has it's pawns all lined up to try and sway NL.
Stay mad.
Have a chat with your SC and my good friend Josh about our situation.
That doesn't really answer my question now does it?
Perhaps you should have a chat with the Polish CP, if he bothers to answer that is.
Good luck to you.
Good luck 🙂
Aries 4 CP!!!
If you don't vote for this guy, you shouldn't vote at all!
Good luck buddy!
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Just one thing..Aurora isn't proSirius. We're parters of Sirius, but if you call Aurora proSirius you have to call Sirius proAurora too 🙂
Anyways, greetings from Ireland !
Got it. Fine by me that you are partners.
Well I think he means you will fight for Sirius, but I see your point since they have there group of countries called "ProSirius."
But as partners that means that can always change. Better to have more authority rather than become just a satellite alliance. Good luck to Aurora!
Aurora is established as sub-alliance to concentrate HQ power and voting rights within the strongest countries. It's essentially one alliance.
Good plans, event though I do not agree with all points. The Q7 plan sounds great, however! I'm really curious as to how that will play out in practise! Best of luck! 😁
Voted! Nice seeing you lay out your ideas and plans for us to see. : )
Good luck!
Good luck Aries!
Wow, lots of crap inside and again showing you have no clue on finances. I just hope you ask advice from someone that comprehends matters before acting. I think we all know Weekstrom qualifies for that and i hope he'll be running mof dept. And that you will take his judgment as the truth.
A few reactions from my part first;
Ministry of Markets.
This is bullshit. Garmr is not known (to me) as someone capable of overseeing finances as was proven by earlier supply programs he supported. As for his proposal; It ain't his. It's part of the commune program Weekstrom presented a few weeks back in which weapons would be sold to commune workers for prices lower than the actual costs. Implement that and garmr's plan ain't needed. Garmr could take a role in it of course but that's something else. As far as I know however Garmr has state raw companies that he uses to supply I&W. I wonder who gave permission for that...
Immigration.
I would be against as we have enough problems of our own and the risk of getting people in that cause even more trouble is way to high I'd say. And currently immigration isn't restricted so this is a useless point.
Budget.
Did you even care to do some maths yourself? Even if budget would be 43k (which I doubt very much given our tax decrease and occupation) you're plans don't fit.
You don't think of signing more that 3-4 MPP's who are indeed 10k each as you state. For what? So we can fight from the one province we own? Get real. We don't need MPP's to fight. Locate wise if you want to fight! And an Airstrike for fun? That will cost about 8 times the budget I expect you to have and let all reserves that are restored since you're last CP period and the AS into eCan vanish again. How idiotic would that be? It seems you learned nothing. You did spend way more than we could afford last time and now you plan on doing the same : (
Maybe double checks fact before activating slandering people? Garm has been CP and MoF before. You are a nub compared to him.
On immigration: you make no sens.
On budget:
eNL sits on a huge growing pot of CC and gold, and basically it's only plan is to increase that by doing absolutely nothing with it, and let everyone in the ecountry die of boredom in the meantime. I'm not a proponent of excessive spending, but I'm not a proponent of excessive saving either.
also you dont make absolutely no sense on state comps of gamr, A. you cant send wrm. B. he certainly isn't giving them out to I&W members... maybe you are confusing Garmr with Zeeuwsmeisje? who supposedly uses state comps for supoprting a private eNL Mu named PG.
Well apparently I have a different view as "nub". So correct me where wrong; Under Garmrs responsibility we gave away weps and food that caused spending more than we gained. Also under Garmrs responsibility we transferred cc into gold at a ridiculous high rate. I call that overspending of which you, luckily, are no fan either. So what's the problem with my comment/warning on Garmr?
And excessive saving? we are not. Our cc still isn't restored as you could have read 2 months ago or so. Our EF is barely above minimum under which it dropped during Aries I. So which growing pot of cc?
Which pile of gold with no plans? There is a big plan for the gold on forum of which i can't wait to be implemented. But like happens a lot no one besides the one that made it seems to care. I don't play a lot and don't have the time nor do i want to spend loads of time on a game but several players do spend loads of time yet fail to embrace plans when it isn't from them so it seems.
As for garmr weps; He shouted or posted he would give weps to I&W members. Not my statement. You can't donate raws but as it's state propeerty he should transfer them to Dave. That's quite easy to accoplish. Or sell the raw comps and transfer money beck to the state. As it is now he's using state property for personal and political gain.
The whole idea of an emergency fund was to use it when needed, which definitely was the case during the PL + Hun invasions we faced when it happened. Please tell the whole story, don't parrot some half-witted propaganda article that Weekstrom wrote a couple months ago.
I don't see how you have anything to say about state property for starters, but how would it mean that because I 'give' weapons to I&W members (I offered a 8 tank wage commune to all NL players for the record) I would use the measly amount of state WRM to solely fund that? It wouldn't even make for 10% of my costs.
I'm not talking about that. It was a standard daily (or weekly, don't recall) supply after filling a sheet. had nothing to do with actual wars or threads.
As it's state property it's also mine so i have a say wouldn't you say?
And your offer was very clear; 5 tanks for I&W members. Not 8 for all citizens. I must even have a ss I think as it struck we as very strange.
did some digging. I guess my memory is right and yours has a minor gap in it Garmr; http://i58.tinypic.com/2mw9z7o.png
Does it say I am using state property in any way to fund this production? Funny how only you and weekstrom had a specific interest in that shout by the way. What a coincidence.
Of my current employees, there is only 1 I&W member. The majority is actually from VVN, your own party.
I would take you seriously, but I have a strong aversion to someone calling my ideas "crap" and "bullsh*t" while outright attacking me.
Well if you feel it's an attack you know you're wrong with several issues i guess otherwise you wouldn't feel attacked when facts are stated. But which facts are wrong? i have no problem if I have to change my mind. and as (future) Cp you must be up to the task of real attacks as well...
If you have some concerns then feel free to speak with me in a calm, non-combative tone. Otherwise I'm not going to talk to someone that insults me and is clearly looking for a fight.
I'm not looking for a fight. we have more then enough of those. My concerns are clear from earlier posts I think. Also you stated earlier you hoped to change my mind with your next term, yet this article doesn't. Try to convince me in the next article with more thorough plans that add up in stead of planning to spend way more then we can to name just one example.
Oh my, yet another attack from a relatively unknown player from an ip where multiple accounts connect from.
I have been MoF and minister of economics when this game had a much more complicated economic module. I oversaw the states vast amount of state companies that ran a profit for our country. My proposal is mine, as Weekstrom's proposals are pretty bad aside from never getting implemented because he writes a wall of text and then has no time to implement it. I don't want to sell to commune workers, the whole idea is to offer inexperienced players a decent market, not to the commune workers.
The abuse of state communes for the benefit of PG is pretty well known, I don't see how you would think I 'supply' I&W members with the raw materials I produce. Raw materials can't shoot. The government's tank companies that are "open for everyone" do produce weapons.
Attack? Calling facts is an attack now a days?
And since when is having the same IP a problem. rather worrying you know of that though. You're not a (forum)admin that I know of so how would you be able to know?
i read "the wall of text" and find it a lengthy, yet clear, explanation on how he thinks it can work. i think he's trying to make us all see why and how it works. Ilike that way better than some other that simply shout something without explaining how something could work. But it's not up to him to do it all wouldn't you say. he has enough on his hands as MoF plus MM manager or whatever it's called.
Apart from that; His proposal asks for an investment after which it doesn't cost anything anymore. Is your's the same or will it require constant financing as with earlier supplies? Weekstrom may be (to) long with text. You definitely are to short. Perhaps the two of you should work together...
What you have done must have been before my time as the economy has never been of any relevance/difficulty ever since I play (nor is the game as a whole). I can not judge that part of you're erep life so I wont. I only know buying gold after prices had risen for weeks is stupid. And buying for higher than 1.000 is an immediate loss given game mechanics.
1. Me being incapable as MoF
2. Me using SC's to fund I&W
3. My plan being part of Weekstrom's article
I don't see that as fact at all. I looked into things because Battler66 much like yourself only seemed to be active to say I am a terrible person and did X and Y horribly wrong. You guys started this game barely 4 months before I quit..
Now if Weekstrom doesn't have time to do whatever is needed as MoF he should take his ego out of the way and step down and let someone with more time implement his ideas, don't you think? My proposal would run at break-even, but realistically there would be some minor positive and negative fluctuations over the months. Supplies aren't meant to run break-even or be profitable anyhow, take a look at how big countries run their military and finance.
As for the gold buying, I assume it wasn't done as part of a project to make money, but to finance the defense against PL/Hun which was done under congress approval, unlike the expense made by our current cabinet to upset the internal affairs of eBelgium through hiring mercenaries.
Good luck mate!
Nice to see how you have laid out your plans, though I don't support all your points. Best of luck to you though Aries in your run for CP!
pro Sirius ? no thanks
Good luck Aries o7
DemNL decided to remain neutral this elections. Good luck Aries!
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