Although I am nowhere near being caught up to the present for this AAR, I just wanted to say that I enjoy both the reading and the obvious relish with which the players inhabit their roles. Good job, BigBabBob & Company.
The problem, Mr. Garrett, is that unemployment subsidies mean the workers can live comfortably without work, and a very small minority will take advantage of this and simply sit on their subsidy, too lazy to do anything else, and everytime we enlarge the subsidy we enlarge this minority. To my way of thinking, subsidies should be enough for the workers not to starve, but no more.
Secondly, the state would not pick winners and losers. Those who's factories became unporfitable would still lose, just later, after a new factory was built to employ their former workers. But it would merely be the owners who lost, not the workers.
And finally, the idea was not to raise taxes punitively on the rich, but rather to cut taxes on the middle and poor, helping them, not to redistribute wealth, but rather to take the money the state needs from those who can afford to pay, and in the case o subsidies, those who's fault it is the state needs money.
You make some good points; I would only offer one correction. I intended to expand the scope, not the amount, of subsidies. On the other points, I think we disagree in principle but I do respect your opinions.
I apolgize for my error. I do also respect your opinions, and prefer you much to recent Republican candidates. It is good to see your party's return to sensibility.
Well damn. If the Republicans fail to step up their game, I may just have to snuff them out.
((Orange and Silver might be good party colors, to invoke the mineral wealth of the West (or just gold and silver). Green might also be appropriate, and of course Blue. I'd vote for having the bison as the party animal - it's majestic and unique (while mustangs and grizzlies are just variations on very common animal themes) and very much "American" - precisely what the Federals would like. ))As President of the United States, and a figure of some small influence within the Federal Party I hope, I would like to grant my endorsement to my friend and colleague, a man you all know well, the Vice President of the United States Oliver Glynn!
(( also, Federales all, I'm thinking of whipping up something for the general election promoting the party. We've been using orange as the party color, is that alright? And what are your thoughts on a party animal? We're associated with the West originally so I was thinking a bison or mustang or other animal associated with the West might be best. Your thoughts? ))
((Well this talk of colours got me interested... what should the GOP's colour and animal be? I like the yellow, but red is my favourite... as for the animal, I know historically it was the eagle (and still is in West Virginia, methinks). It will at least give us something to talk about while the votes roll in on a river of molasses))
((I'd have to agree with you on red and the eagle -- a nice Roman feel to it ))
((Orange and Silver might be good party colors, to invoke the mineral wealth of the West (or just gold and silver). Green might also be appropriate, and of course Blue. I'd vote for having the bison as the party animal - it's majestic and unique (while mustangs and grizzlies are just variations on very common animal themes) and very much "American" - precisely what the Federals would like. ))