This is NOT another stupid war article
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by Muljo Gobet
Alright, time for my first report to the people. Now, before I tell you what I’ve done I’d like your opinion on the nationalization of weapon companies. It looks like it’s going to be put up to a vote anytime now.
Facts: The government will have one 1 Q1 company and 1 Q4 company.
The Q1 will be used to arm normal soldiers.
The Q4 will be used to arm our tanks.
They’ll be paying min wage for the soldiers and any citizens who need the job
About half of weapon companies are foreign owned.
The estimated cost would be 35-40 gold per month. I don’t know if this is for both or just one.
Positives: It’ll give our military a big boost in firepower
There’ll always be jobs out there for noob citizens
The military will be able to get weapons without being gorged by the private sector
We won’t have to depend on other countries for our weapons.
Negatives: Many unknowns such as cost.
It messes around with the free market.
Could lead to nationalization of the iron industry.
More things to think about: I feel that we should be getting out of Atlantis. To me, it looks like they’re starting to turn on us for Mexico. If this is the case then having weapons is essential for defending ourselves once we’re on our own. Also, should the government only purchase iron from only US companies? The US has no high resources in iron which means prices are higher, which means the government pay more for the weapons(through your taxes). If we buy foreign, prices are cheaper yet we’re giving them our tax money. Catch 22.
So the big question is, is it worth it to you for the eUSA having a strong military force. I’m slightly leaning towards nationalization but I’m representing you. What do you want? Any congressperson please correct me if I left our any facts or got them wrong. For everyone else tell me what you think. Go for nationalization and having a kick butt military with high taxes? Or screw the military, have lower taxes, and never conquer any regions. Also what do you think of my voting record so far? Like it? Tell me. Don’t like it? Tell me that too. Want to know my reasons for voting a certain way? Ask. Want to see something changed? Go ahead and tell me that too.
All joke proposals: No, rejected
*Impeaching Sam: No, rejected
Tax change Diamonds: No, approved
Tax change Oil: No, approved
Declare war: Yes, approved
Donate: Yes, approved
Tax change Weapons: No, will be approved
*Thought this should be noted since too many people voted for it
God Bless eAmerica!
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Hmm, nice article. Actually pondering the effects of nationalization of weapons company....
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this is good info on how weps r being purchased and sold
i have bought a few american weapons a Ql 2 and 2 Ql 1's
i would buy american guns(weps) tho cuz if we go to war with the country we're buying guns from then they'd have more money from transacting our american dollars to their own country's money and be able to buy better weps from their own country
My only question is what effect will it have on the privately run sector of the weapons industry? That is a lot of businesses that you will put under. I still think the best way is through carefully monitored contracts.
Nationalization of weapons companies could be viewed as a safety issue for the general citizens of eUSA in a way, since the government will only be paying minimum wage most likely, and they can charge what ever they want at any point for the weapons, and it will be using tax payer money to run a company that the private sector will have no control of. I don't think we should leave Atlantis as we are fine with an international alliance until they dis-agree with something we do and then we are ready to drop out, everything cannot be one sided, this war in Mexico was unprovoked and unnecessary, we could have chose diplomatic options to run the polish and peace out as a first measure, and then isolate e Mexico by trade if need be and take further action to squeeze them, but war should have been a last resort. I will be criticized for what i have said since i am still fairly new to e republic but i want all to understand that i have been following these and other events very closely.
@ Daisy
That's the thing, we don't really know for sure. Like I said, half of the companies are foreign so we wouldn't be helping them and I believe the demand for weapons will be high enough to keep the private market busy. After all we only have one company of each and there's just so many weapons they can produce. Also the private weapon companies will still be supplying people not in the military, and military members who ran out of their weapons and need more. I've been watching the weapon market carefully and all high level(cheap) weapons ran out very quickly.
@Justin
I forgot to add that whoever will be running the companies will have to report to congress monthly. and so far nothing good has been coming from Atlantis about what we've done.
Why don't we take over an area that is rich in iron?
there is alot of questions to this, It could be a bad thing, i guess we will have to wait and see. Im afraid i would have to lobby against it for the time being, i think we can come up with a better idea.
Ahhh good old American mumblings. I miss it 😕
Is your IQ like 300? You took quite the in-depth look at what would happen if we nationalized weapons and the consequences thereof. I just have one question; what is "Atlantis?"
@ Tyler
Of course it is. Duh lol jk. Atlantis is the military alliance we have. I believe it's currently at nine members, not including us, and it's mostly european countries.
Oh, well, what real purpose does it serve? Does it mean that we can't go to war with them, or are they like NATO, aka WHAT DO THEY (WE) DO?
Yeah it's like Nato, an attack on one is an attack on all.
Nationalize.
We're paying the high taxes anyway, we might as well use them.
Kicking ass in Mexico was easy at first (we'll see it that stays the same once Hungary jumps in) but right now, a lot of USNG is going to be down to fighting barehanded in the next round.
Noobs need the Q1 guns we can't afford if we are to continue this military adventure.
Re: Atlantis-- we stay in as long as it's useful. So far, I hear grumbling, and a few Atlantis players have shown up on their own to fight for Mexico, but not enough to make a difference. Wait and see.
I would still like to see the government contracting idea getting implemented. It would be relatively the same instead of starting up our own companies just contract with a few to stock pile for us. All we would have to do is pay for their daily wage and resource expenses. They would then in turn when the time is right, a.k.a during war, release weapons at a discounted price for dispursement. They would be making profit and wouldn't hit hard times during peace times, and they would see a little profit. The Army would also get the weapons that they need when they need them. You could get NG or Army members to work in them and report back daily stock to make sure they are on the up and up. If they fail the contract it is removed and they are without secure funding and income flow.
So let me get this straight...war is good because it stimulates the economy....except the government uses taxpayer to buy either cheap foreign weapons or it wants to nationalize a q1 and q4 weapons company where marines or others work at below market wages. In other words one of biggest expenses with be used to spend on products outside of the economy....so much for the stimulus package. Amazing how much this is like RL.
I would support what Daisy says...but create a bidding system...maybe once a month... and based on income buy x numbers of weapons.and only use the weapons for defense...until you got so many weapons stockpiled (and paid for) that you might use the excess it for training wars.
Another way this is like RL...it always seems that the only solutions that gov can come up with requires higher taxes and nationalizations of industries.
If the Government will build a nationalized weapons industry, I seriously doubt those weapons will ever even see the markets. They'll go straight to the tanks being funded. The quality one weapons will probably be handed out to the Army before the NG, and the NG and others will probably buy their own weapons. The weapons industry will hardly suffer a huge blow by a new company introduced that doesn't really compete with them.
Markus...you are looking at it the wrong way. I am not talking about the competition with current companies...because you are right...we currently buy weapons overseas...and by having nationalized companies producing weapons instead that we currently purchase overseas, it would not directly affect or take anything way from the current companies...nor would it help the economy. THAT is the point...If a major benefit of war is it stimulates the economy, why is the government spending ITS weapons money in a manner where it does NOT benefit or stimulate the economy. It is MY opinion if the gov takes money out of the economy, it better put it right back INTO the economy.
@Alpha
It does that partialy by the the wages they pay. but the whole point of nationalizing the weapon industry is so we can kick ass. By winning battles. That's the whole point of taxes, to fund the military and not by reinvesting it in the private sector.
Fine Muljo...as long as you admit you are for high taxes and not for maximizing the stimulation on the economy that war brings. But I swear I remember you being for the lowest taxes possible, or at least for the strongest economy possible...
Bottomline, eRomania and eIndonesia somehow have low taxes, great economy, and militarily powerful. As a congressman who wants best for eUSA, I would think you would be trying to figure out how they did that.
So how does the Government get its weapons to the troops? It can't donate them straight from the "factory". They would have to go on the market at least for a few seconds and then immediately buy them. There is the chance someone else - even a foreign concern - could be watching the market (I would have someone do that continuously during war) and then THEY could buy them quicker.
Now since the Government is effectively buying them from their self they could set the price so high that either it would dissuade anyone else from buying them or would make a huge profit. The government should not mind paying the super high price since the money goes right back to them.
That is, for the few seconds that the weapons have to be on the market for the Government to get them from the factory to the troops set Q1 weapons at 50 USD. Who would buy them? If they did we make a huge profit which could then be used to buy other weapons. That would give the government the time it takes to go from putting them on the market to buying them.