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My fellow Americans, inci members, pizza the hut; I stand before you today to announce my burning desire to run as a candidate for congress in the eUSA. Too long have i told myself that i would do so "next month," and never gotten off my ass to do so. Too long have i been content to let others lead as i sat idly by. Now, the time has come.


That's right, this guy for congress.

Allow me, if you will, to elaborate upon my campaign. I would like to see to it that America become and stay the most powerful country in the eWorld. Do not get me wrong, we are already pretty great, but we should settle for no less than the best. As one great American once said, "If you ain't first, you're last."


Time to take #1 America. Shake n Bake.

Here are some of the ways in which I would do so, if electe😛

The three R's

Revenue

Managing tax revenue is an important role of the congressional body. Congress both decides how much to tax for what, and where to spend that money after. Maximizing tax revenues has been an issue of no small debate in this game. Recently i read this article. I was startled by its revelation that Servia and Loland bank over twice as much as we do daily. Wow. I do realize that they are the top ranked countries in terms of population and experience points, but as a top 5 country i feel we could do better. By adjusting certain taxes, such as import and/or value added tax, we could increase our tax revenue while also reducing the burdens on American workers by lowering income taxes. Seems like a win-win to me.

Retention

Most of the money handed out by congress goes to various military and militia groups, in order to increase damage done on the battlefields of the eWorld. Recently there has been a boom in the number of these groups, and congress now has to decide how best to divvy up the military portion of the budget. There has been a lot of talk about combat damage and efficiency as primary means of deciding this. I think this is a bad idea. For one, older more experienced players will always do more damage and will be more efficient in terms of damage/money. A single military unit with the highest damage players could demand a huge slice of the pie because of this. I propose, instead, to give more money to the groups which recruit the most players. An effective military force isn't about how much damage you can do for the least money, its about having the most people kicking ass where and when and how it needs to be done. If we encourage recruitment as a means of securing more funding, we can hope to add significantly to our player base. Newer, more active players are more likely to go on to be great. And i say, the more the merrier.

Resources

In order to make 'muricuh #1, I feel we should take an aggressive stance in acquiring all 10 resource types. While this is pretty much the jurisdiction of the President, congress should strive to work with the executive in order to make this happen. This would involve passing alliances and declaring natural enemies in a strategic and timely manner. Also if the pres goes batshit crazy and tries to go to war with our allies or some other stupid shit that would get us wiped off the map; impeach the bajeezus out of him. This option is to be heavily considered before being proposed (duh).



All in all, i promise to put my country above myself. To serve the interests of my eCountry and its citizens above those of any political party, military group, personal interests or even peer pressure. I promise to call it how i see it, and make America win the game. If i get elected, don't say i didn't warn you, congress.

If you are a party leader and would like to run me under your party, please let me know. I have not been an active player in the political scene as of yet, and therefore not endorsed or affiliated with any party besides prior blocking and mobile voting for ATO. I hope it isn't too late.

Stay sexy America

~RvR