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Attacking Congress is not the way

Day 3,388, 15:34 • Published in United Kingdom

• by wingfield

In my last article, I explained my approach and why I voted for the reduction of the Work Tax to 2%.

Now we see another proposal, this time to take the tax down to 1%. While the minimum level of work tax is my policy, we really ought to measure the impact of the latest change before discussing or proposing a further reduction. A week should be sufficient for this and the arguments are already in circulation. Accordingly, I have voted against the new proposal.

What does not help matters is an article attacking Congress for the proposals. These are the province of Congress and are catered for in the game mechanics, which are paramount. The proposal limit for individual members of Congress prevents abuse of the in-game rights.

It is fine for a leading light of the country to give his opinion on the tax question but the Congress as a whole should not be criticised for exercising its mandate. There are five parties supplying Congress members and each of them are entitled to have their own policies and have their members speak and act freely. A party with a low tax policy that has several elected members in Congress is going to use Congress to advance this policy.

All that I ask is prudence and common sense. Let us see what happens with the last change before considering another.

Comments

wingfield Day 3,388, 15:35

Accountability in action!

Sir Humphrey Appleby Day 3,388, 15:39

prudence and common sense demands guidelines be established to end any debate on how to collectively function

as mongress is neither prudent, nor graced with common sense, it is this form of punch and judy politics we have more or less resigned ourselves to

not that it isn't entertaining

wingfield Day 3,388, 15:47

We must be entertaining 🙂

Mr Knee Day 3,388, 15:44

Then again, the person who put it up to 6% did so without any debate - or rather he mentioned it, got no immediate response so proposed it (and it passed)... It is only an issue when non-oldfags try and put it back to the rate it was about a week or so ago.

Then again, it has been claimed that there was a recent debate about it and it was agreed (not recently it hasn't unless it was done on Discord which only around a quarter of people signed up to) while it has also been suggested it was done as it has always been done.

Mad Pauly Day 3,388, 15:48

Let's not forget that not only are people not on Discord, but also the Speaker has yet to provide new Congress PMs in which to discuss things, claiming he is "too busy".

wingfield Day 3,388, 15:51

I had to spend gold to cover paying my employees at 6%. That was one factor, although there are no doubt others. The burden is lighter at 2%. Avoiding unprofitable raw production (House & Aircraft raw) is another way around the problem.