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Over the past week or so, the Civil Reform party has refrained from advertising itself in anyway, in an attempt to give Ivan Hat a chance to make things better in the Czech Republic. Having given him one week to do so, we are ready to enter the electorial race!

Since being elected president, Ivan Hat has done two things;

Manipulate taxes by the slightest amount, and start a state-sponsored lottery, two things that anyone can do, only one of which requiring that you be president. This pattern stands true for Ivan's past term as president, nothing got done. This is why I am suggesting that a new leader be put in charge. The Czech Republic needs to change, and I have plans to provide it.

For this first article, I wanted to focus on the economy. To be frank, our economy is horrible; just under half the population is unemployed, with a majority of our businesses unable to afford both upgrades, and wages. Because of this, our exporting power is minimal, with a very small amount of gold coming into the country monthly. The president has the power to change this.

As of now, our taxes are incredibly high, a profitless tactic, as these taxes prevent the companies from expanding. Through lowering the trading tax and the VAT tax by even the slightest amount, our local companies would be able to more easily afford quality upgrades, in turn bringing more money into the company, allowing them to hire more employees.

In addition, our government currently offers zero support for start-up companies. It takes months of business for a Q1 company to raise the funds required to upgrade themselves, a pursuit made easy by government subsidiaries. A majority of the countries provide these, with ours being one of the only ones that don't.

What I am proposing, is that we install a small set of requirements, which when met, allow a company to request funds which would be used to purchase upgrades. These requirements would range from having a minimum of x employees, to having an average salary of y. Not only would this promote active hiring, lowering our unemployment rate, but it would also give the government more control over the economy, allowing them to control salaries. While in theory this sounds expensive, it would prove profitable in the long run. With a larger portion of our companies exporting, more and more gold will be coming into the country, with the government collecting a portion of it throughout the process.

To conclude, it takes a small amount of effort to improve our economy. And judging by Ivan's last term, and the first part of his second, it is an effort he isn't willing to pursue. Next elections, vote for the party that cares, vote for the Civil Reform Party.