[Derp4PotUS] Community Now. Community Forever.
Derphoof
Lurking.
Watching..
Observing…
For the most part, this is what I’ve been doing for the past two years of eRepublik.
Since I declined to run in August 2017, I decided to take a backseat to general politics. I would only get involved when the community needed my input or to do a job. I haven’t sought office, position, or advisory status. Occasionally, I’ve served as Speaker of the House, when the community wished me to do so. The last time, I had to reacquaint myself with some changes in the game.
CO’s are basically a thing of the past.
The eUSA is even more of a declined entity.
The in-game community appears as dead as a doornail.
The community is disorganized and disjointed.
Some of these things we can adjust to or fix, but some may not be fixable. Only time and effort will tell. As it relates to the community, I do believe we can do better, and I think we can do that.
- In the past 150 days, the PotUS has given us 3 articles. They were all short blurbs about re-election.
- In Discord channels and forums, the PotUS is rarely active or visible in any meaningful way.
- I’ve heard many complaints that our TW’s are always messed up and people don’t know what’s happening.
- We are amassing incredible amounts of money and doing nothing with it.
So, since it appears that nobody is looking to solve any problems and get involved, I suppose I’ll do it myself.
I’m running for PotUS.
So, here’s a few things I want to do.
Firstly, I want to update the eUS Citizenry more often about what’s going on behind the scenes. Even if there isn’t much to write about, I’ll do my best. Hell, I’ll just write fictional stories to pass the time.
Secondly, I want to make the presidency more present and accessible to those who remain here. As the game gets smaller, its important to maintain interpersonal relationships and keep people invested in the game’s community. After all, its not just the big red fight button that keeps us all here, all the time.
Thirdly, I want to either better organize and execute our TW’s or ditch them altogether. If our community can’t step up and coordinate properly with other communities, then what’s the point? A little bit of TP/BH reward? Well, if you want that measly reward, do a little more than click. Step up to help coordinate and execute.
Lastly, I want to give back to the community. Currently, we are taking in a massive amount of income every day and hoarding it away for little to no reason. It’s very hard to spend that money in any meaningful way, due to the fact that CO’s are disabled. That’s where most of our money went before.
Therefore, I want to work with the Congress to get the money out of Gov’t hands and back to the people as both motivation and reward. I want to issue a weekly (or daily) rebate, whereby citizens who sign-in under the country feed will receive money back on a weekly (or daily) basis. A percentage of funds will be set aside every week (or day) and disbursed equally among the signed-in citizens. A bonus rebate could also go towards the factory owners who provide jobs, but who also pay a substantial amount in work tax.
Just as well, I’d like to reward our soldiers by adding bonuses to battlefield rewards, when they report them to the gov’t. Just as well, we can create different ideas for competitions, or give money to Parties/MUs who want to run their own competitions.
So, what do we want this game to be?
I’ve found my enjoyment in my daily interactions with the community. From general chat to strategizing, I’ve found much enjoyment In this diverse community, I’ve found all kinds of people. I’ve found those who troll, those who inspire, those who drive, and those who make me laugh.
It’s the reason I come back day after day. Go ahead and look at my stats. I simply don’t care about much about interacting with the fight button like some do. I care about the community and how they help me to enjoy my time here. I decided to get myself into government in order to listen to the community and try to translate what I hear from the community into government action.
So, now I’m giving it one last go to revitalize the community.
Will it really work? That remains to be seen. But at this point, would a month or two off from the monotony really hurt anything?
Maybe things are too far gone. Maybe the will isn’t there. Yet, that’s what I’ve always tried to summon the country to do. Summon the will to do, to change, and to excel. I hope that will is still there, that we might continue to build and work on this community.
Our story isn’t done yet. Even if we’re writing our end, there’s still more to be written, and its our job, collectively, to keep writing.
Time to turn the page and pick up the pen.
What happens next?
Comments
Our story isn't done yet.
Yeah, ill be your COS.
You suck
Omg, do you want to suck???
Me too!
lol
Somehow this coming CP election is looking like a cage match.
Communism Now. Communism Forever.
I see where this comes from LOL
USA, Canada Training war has been handled flawlessly for months by the man pushing the button and citizens on both sides.
I guess it is not that complicated.
Good luck Derf.
I just came.
SAVE THE USA FROM THE EVIL ZZZRTX
BROFORCE!!!!!
Stop messing with my record
DERPIE ❤️❤️❤️
Will you invade Serbia?
ok
I love you derp
Full support.
go daddy go
Interesting ideas. I’m not in favour of getting rid of our TW’s, though
I'm in
Good Luck bro!
WELL WELCOME BACK....
You Dirty Socialist!
How does it feel to burst out of the closet???
It's nothing new, really. Most people know that "socialism" is the best way to play this game. This is just an evolution of policy to face the current in-game climate.
Since the gov doesnt need so much tax money anymore wouldn`t it make sense to lower the tax so the money goes back to those that rightfully belonged to originally?
Doner, our taxes are already at 1%. We can not set it any lower.
Contrary to your idea, I do think that increasing the work tax is the best solution to gain more money which can be redistributed to all e-citizens.
Imagine this. If all citizens pay 3%, we can have more budget to do more military activity and redistribute more money to all citizens through donations.
Still, we can set some amount of money aside for our treasury.
We gain more by giving more.
@real.yout Derp has said in his article that we dont need to gain more money, we already have too much that we are going to give it away.
Yes, I truly noticed that. My idea is to bring it to the extreme pole: Why don't we increase the amount of money that we can share together.
While I'm not campaigning for socialism, I do believe that sharing those taxes directly to the citizens in a well-planned manner can help us eradicate the "poverty" of so many citizens.
Thus, we actually collect the taxes to be re-distributed back to the citizens.
@real.yout It doesn`t matter if you call it socialism or not. Lets put it like this.
You are doing this for the sake of fighting poverty, right? So what you can do, especially as a congressman chosen to represent the people, is propose an idea to the President elect about creating a survey where these ill fated people can register. Then create a donor action where "the big boys" you wanna tax can on their own merit donate to this noble cause. Or you could even run the whole show yourself if the government is too busy.
What you are suggesting is indeed redistributing wealth among the classes, essentially robbing people from their freedom to choose. Which means undermining the very foundations on which this great country was built upon.
Furthermore, i have checked the state laws and i have noticed something that made my eyebrow rise up. From what little information i can see, you have taken the matter in your own hands trying to extract money from the state. Last time i was here stuff was first and foremost discussed in the forum thread, acting on your own was a major offence. Judging from the sheer amount of lack of votes that is precisely what you have done. Your reckless actions have put a stain not only on your self, but also the party which both of us are members of.
I expect the government to inform us, voters, of any such incidents in the future so that we may take such figures and their preachings with reserve.
Regarding my two previous proposals, I have stated my apologies toward the WTP members and all Congress members within the forum. My previous move was obviously taken under no consultation with other entities.
Since then, I have been informed about Congress forum. Before that, it was absent from my knowledge since I am also a new elected Congress here.
This is my pledge, to serve the people of WTP and all e-USA citizens with true accountability.
All my proposals will be consulted with the other Congress members and kept posted publicly within my personal newspaper.
It sounds like a dejà vue from two years ago...
What is your position on CODE and your current allies?
Full Support.
"Therefore, I want to work with the Congress to get the money out of Gov’t hands and back to the people as both motivation and reward. I want to issue a weekly (or daily) rebate, whereby citizens who sign-in under the country feed will receive money back on a weekly (or daily) basis."
Mannn... you earn my vote. Sure, you can buy us with money LOL.
No kidding, your idea is worth trying tho!
Good luck in your efforts to bring a pulse back to the eNation. I was so annoyed with everything that I have been without a political party for months.
o7
Good.
This is going to be fun!!! Full Support!
o7