Why taxes are high.
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by Charles Martel
Everyone's heard about the new tax plan that will raise taxes across the board. This money is supposed to fuel the US military and Uncle Sam's new Meals on Wheels program. Actually, I agree with them that taxes should be high. Taxes have gradually risen over time, and soon most countries will end the liberal vs. conservative struggle in RL. The liberal parties of the world will gradually grow in power, because in erepublik, good taxes are a good thing. Your own money does nothing but help get you more money. They only thing you can use it on is helping your country. Unless anyone wants to see politics go down the drain as the conservative parties die off, the admin needs to make some changes.
Anyone who doubts the weakness of the conservatives, look at Desertfalcon. He recently tried to unite conservatives based on RL principles. In erepublik, that's about the only that unites them. The backlash against his arguments were huge. He will lose big in the elections coming up, further proving my point.
The admin needs to get people angry about taxes. I don't see the 20% or whatever I'm losing to VAT or income tax or sales tax. Most people don't mind high taxes, so here's what they should do to help the conservative arguments:
1. Add in a donation tax. "What?!!! I'm donating $10, and I have to pay $1 in tax?" You see the donations you make. This tax is like the inheritance tax, something that gets people angry.
2. Make taxes hurt. Have it say how much you pay in tax every time you buy something, or work.
3. Add in a company tax. Every five days, companies have to pay x% of sales-costs. If they can't pay this, enough inventory is put on sale at the lowest market price to cover what couldn't be paid.
These taxes would increase revenue for the government in the short run, but they will give the conservatives an arguement in the long run. These taxes will balance the scales and decrease revenue in the long run, as some people (not all) once again demand lower taxes.I am a liberal in RL, though I see the basis of the lower taxes argument. In erepublik, there is no reason to have lower taxes except "conservative principles". In RL, I would like to see the republican party collapse. But in erepublik, I want to see a strong conservative party play a role in this game.
Last, I would like to say that I have many more ideas not yet published, and you should subscribe, so you don't miss any of them.
EDIT: I personally believe that the game favors high taxes. However, even if you do not believe this, conservatives in RL have the people who are angry at paying high taxes on their side. This group is pretty much nonexistant. Without them, conservatives are struggling in erepublik. Regardless of whether high taxes are good or bad, the conservatives are at a disadvantage compared to RL, and because of this, they cannot compete. This results in higher taxes.
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Re the RL comment concerning the Republican party...a strong two party system is one thing that has helped America. Politics is like a pendulum - it swings wide one way and then the other. If either side weakens too much then no one can tell how far the pendulum could swing. I.e. Liberals kept us from becoming too Nationalistic (like Germany in WW2) while Conservatives keep us from becoming too Socialistic. We need both even though I, personally, do not much care for either.
Lol, the most developed countries in the world operate on high import low income taxes and they are doing much better then us economically. Also for those who have not heard yet Emerick is my VP candidate.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/exclusive-interview-with-desertfalcon-s-vp-745569/1/20
Look at the import taxes of many of the countries that flood the eUSA with cheap products. Most are much higher than ours.
@Desertfalcon
Import taxes are not really taxes. They're they erepublik equivalent of RL tariffs. Protectionism vs. Free Trade is an entirely different issue. And just because developed countries operate on low income tax doesn't mean they couldn't operate better on high income taxes. They would definitely fight more. I think erepublik is biased in favor of high taxes, and I think it shouldn't be. A lot of the RL support for conservatives comes from people who are angry at paying higher taxes. Well, I think that should happen here.
@Moishe
I want the REpublican party to die so that the Democratic party falls apart and we have more than two parties again.
Other countries have much stronger economies then we do and they have loads of gold. They do that by using the same tax structure I mentioned before.
Correlation does not neccessarily imply cause.
Also, what good does that gold do them? The US is actually spending their gold.
@ Charles
ever hear of these things called tanks? PEACE has loads of them and that is one of the main reasons Indonesia is such a powerhouse.
what is all this BS about the conservatives using RL ideas. youve been listoning to the lib crap to long my friend. Our ideas about taxes are differant then there yes but they are no less about this game then the stuff they come up with. I find it funny that at the end of the day all the libs really have to defend themselves with is this referance to RL.
Desert - Did you ever consider that Indo and Romania might be rich because they have a strong, experienced base, they'd conquered other nations (clearing out the treasuries), used the gold glitch, and haven't had their treasuries looted by the likes of Franco?
I think taxes do hurt. The goal is always to make the taxes worth the cost. the principles of economics are scientific, not conservative or liberal. Some have argued that in eRep deflation is good. This doesn't make sense because it discourages spending. The ratio of USD to gold doesn't matter, especially since gold is by no means constant. What matters is the ratio of work to goods. How much stuff can I buy with one days work. Also, the eUSA is at a disadvantage when it comes to resources. The fact is that evading taxes is really easy for higher levels and the tax burden is on the lower levels, you know the poorest people. This game lacks the problems that RL liberals try to solve. People don't stay poor, they become more productive the longer they work. No one has job problems. There are no civil rights issues or class conflict. There still is an elite. Older players have an advantage of experience. How do socialists plan to even that out? Nationalizing industries is not socialism. Government run monopolies predate capitalism. I am sick and tried of people referring to rl to attack ideas, criticizing them and such.