A Sad Truth
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by Ivan Hat
Ladies and Gentlemen as I have stated before in a previous address I have some sad news for our people of the Czech Republic.
Although after much struggle we have become truly United in our Slavic nation and politically speaking we have never been closer. I should know since I have been here since early last year! The sad truth is that beyond politically we are hardly a united nation. How can I say this about the country I love? I have been such a supporter of most of our previous leaders and the direction we've been heading. I should know because I was an original writer of our Constitution's first draft alongside Vaclav. I should know because I helped jump start this nation after President Yugi's reign. I should know because I helped begin the process of rebuilding our nation as Mayor of Prague, Congressmen, and President of The Czech Republic.
But why am I saying we aren't unified? Why can I say that as a leader of the “United” Slavs, THE party behind the nation's top leaders? I can say this my friends because I have seen it ever since I moved here and it pains me to tears to finally recognize it as a true threat. We are in the bottom of the barrel my friends. Ranked 37th, No, 38th (!) out of 40 or so nations. New nations come and quickly skyrocket to the top such as Croatia, while old nations boom and resurrect themselves, such as Hungary. Why is this happening? Why is it we can't do the same? I will TELL you why. It is because we are not truly united!
We don't properly fund our military or provide them with complete hospitals and self defense systems in the regions we have. So what happens? Our Soldiers leave for glory. Our workers leave chasing the very same thing. We lose productivity and our economic productivity plummets. Prices and wages inflate and we are unable to support new citizens IF anyone ever wanted to come here. Be it new citizens of the world or immigrants.
We do not properly support our businesses. We have limited resources and we give people the shaft if they ask for something we SHOULD be able to supply. We have a highly profitable lumber industry in Northern Bohemia and what do we do with it? We tell our citizens they can go to the forums and buy cheaper houses elsewhere. What happens to our lumber companies? They are forced to scavenge for scraps from the dying Czech Housing industry so they can afford an export license! Once that is done what do we need our Housing companies for? We'll just work for companies that only export out of state.
We do not properly support our people. All of these factors end up hurting ourselves. We have monopolized businesses that manage to make it to something respectable while the others die. We have a huge unemployment because businesses can only hold so many employees and the others can no longer support paying their workers the “average” salary, instilling doubt and resentment towards their own market.
With few people working and few people being paid properly as food prices rise and housing prices remain high we have become a nation of politically united scroungers!! Scouring the Earth for wars to replenish our wellness and hopefully gain enough power to protect our weak nation. Anyone who tells you other wise is either oblivious or doesn't want things to change for the better. I am sorry, people the Czech Republic but this is true!
I am not saying my ways will bring us the social and economic victories that I hope they will. I am saying that SOMETHING DIFFERENT needs to be done around here!
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Something different. Hear, hear!
You have an astute analysis of some of the problems, but what about the solutions. It sounds to me like you need an active economics minister and kick start the economy with state-led investment - but then we need a very active set of leaders.
FK
You are my party president, part of congress and my chosen minister. To this time no congress proposal from you, your ministry is only ministry which is silent in forum. Its maybe time for self-critics first and after it come to with concrete critics and make proposals how to change it.
If you were active in observation, you cant tell that we havent made steps. We made reforms not comparable with any reforms before and I am very proud of it.
Some facts regards article:
-I have said that I am not hospital and defense system fan, but since others are interested, we have improved our production
-we have not any problems with army suppliement so far
-We as first government have announced clear loans program, which is used by interested companies. We are listening our general managers.
-competition in our market has largely improved, I think thats obvious for anyone who was there and couldnt buy even gifts.
-In unemployment we have largely improved since time when I came, we were 2nd-4th worst country, now we are 16th
Red Duck: I am not going out against you as a person or with the reforms you have created thus far. With congress however, I refuse to waste my congressional proposals on tax increases or decreases when I see no use of it. It is my right to not put proposals forth. If i felt something weren truly necessary I would have put a law up for it. I have voted on a majority of the proposals put forth as well so it is wrong to say that I am inactive.
My thread in our forum is also the only one inacted because I have never posted on it. Are you saying that I have done nothing for the government? I created the standard for our Non-Agression Protections and I oversaw our Czech National Bank. I however was never given protocol over the ESA, it's a little hard to run a Justic Department when those around me take my jobs and refuse to mention it to me.
My problem is that we need Radically New ideas, not simple reforms. And I feel that our current administration is not capable of dramatically changing our way of rule.
Franz: Yes of course. I was actually planning on adding several new councilor members to help lighten the load of the government. With our problems I feel a change towards a Higher VAT and a moderate Import tax needs to be done. As well as government subsidies to cooperative businesses who are unable to sustain themselves at this time in our economy.
YOu know what the main problem is? There are just a few Czechs playing eRepublik. It´s not about out unity, it´s not about soldiers leaving. We´re just a few, and that´s the reason our economy won´t run properly.
You´re talling about Soldiers leaving for glory. That may be true, but tt has nothing to do hospitall and support. We just don´t have any wrs, so if anyone wants to fight, they have to go to another country.
As for the houses, ask for example company "mushrooms" why they don´t sell houses on czech market. They´ll probably tell you that no one would buy them!
As for the unemployment, you´re living in a world of dreams. YOu don´t know what I had to do to get at least 14 people to my housing company. Look here: http://www.erepublik.com/en/human-resources/country-34-domain-all-skill-1 . Worker can choose of 10 companies! Ratio worker/company is too big for such a small country like us.
I just want to say one thing: we will never be strong country, no matter what you say. Force is counted by bodies here on eRepublik. and we are small in numbers.
Sorry Ivan, but it look for me only as empty words.
As for the ESA problem, you read my article about it, and you´ve seen the link to ESA forums I posted.
Jura I understand your problems with my plan and I clearly see the over abundance of the ratio of workers to companies.
But if we think of it this way, we set up a first come/first serve basis. We focus specifically on quarter 1 and quarter 2 companies. These companies which can barely function in the environment we have set up now. We bring these companies under our wing and advertise for them. We funnel workers into them and we Protect these companies until they mature and can become viable members of our economic state. Once they have we let them go, if they flourish they flourish, if they fail they fail. The least we can say is we're doing the country service by adding competition into the housing and food markets. Which, in turn, give us a standard on lower prices.
As for our military might I understand we cannot become a truly powerful nation physically. You are 100% correct that power is based on the people we have available. Look what happened to Sweden and Norway once the upgrade hit! What I am saying is that with a powerful and specialized mercenary corps we can focus on benefiting others with our MINIMAL strength; a small amount of highly trained, highly experienced Czech soldiers that is funded by the government. They fight for others and come back, they get paid to do the same later. They gain strength, we gain security and a valuable function we can actually achieve!
You are suggesting that we give up and accept the fact that we are weak. We are now 41st(!) the last time I checked. We need drastic change to try and make something of ourselves. If we can't become militarily strong then we need to become politically and economically so.
"They fight for others and come back, they get paid to do the same later. They gain strength, we gain security and a valuable function we can actually achieve!"
Don't you always complain about the loss of productivity when a Czech leaves the country to fight in wars?
I complain because our current system is tied to the whims of the world powers. In this instance we have control over a specific number of troops and know where they're going and when they'll be back.
Productivity will decrease but hopefully under my business support plan it wont be a huge loss.
Ivan, you math is wrong. Your "mercenary force" will consist of maximally 10-15 people. Yes, they will be strong, but other countries have maybe 200-500 soldiers , and we will always be weaker than the others. Yes, I agree that we should make our soldiers strobg, but If you say that we could be stronger than for example Germany, Hungary or Poland, then you are mistaken.
Where's the pride in your nation Jura? We need to work with what we have and you don't seem to want to try.
Whre in my post did you find anything about me not being proud of my nation? My problem is with this saying of yours: "Scouring the Earth for wars to replenish our wellness and hopefully gain enough power to protect our weak nation." - We cannot protect our nation on our own, we very few people. I agree that we need to make our soldiers stronger, I just don´t think It will help us much.
Then what is wrong with my proposal to regulate it and actually keep what we have here?
Nothing, i again support it, but you´re suggesting that this will help us to be a much stronger nation. And it won´t. 20 people, even strong, cant withstand the attack of big nations. Yes, we need some kind of army and I support foreign expeditions, but you´re wrong if you think it´s gonna change things radically.
I blame a flawed game and too many immature kids.. 😛