Since the likelihood of another war has gone down significantly, I have decided to turn this into an economics-based AAR. Ish.
First thing to do is demobilize.
And
now I can sort out my rubbish-thing of an economy.
Ok, one the major parts of my very large deficit is my stockpile. In fact all of my deficit and some to spare. The natural solution to this is to produce the goods for stockpile needs. Why? Because then the money I spend on stockpile needs will go to POPs, and I will get some of that back in taxes. Plus, they will probably spend some money on goods, which will go to other pops, and so I will get some off them via taxes. They will probably spend some of their remaining money on goods, so the money will go to other POPs, who will...... etcetra, etcetra. This will carry on until either someone puts the money in their savings, or they buy goods from another country, in which case the money will go out of my country and 'money system'. Obviously, the less imports the better, so I a) want to get my stockpile needs from inside my country and b) start to produce more goods.[/Economics]
One of my biggest needs is Canned Food, which is all bought from Mexico - but all four of my canned food factories are unprofitable, and the only reason they are still going is subsidies - which is a drain on my deficit. I scribble done some calculations, and work out that while the four of them produce too much to be sold, less would - after all, there is 25.8 that will always be needed. I close down one factory and voila! the rest become profitable. Yay! Unfortunately my crapitalists keep on building Canned Food factories, so this has to be repeated constantly.ta
You will also notice Small Arms is a big need as well. I've been trying to convince my crapitalists to build Small Arms factories, and I suddenly work out why they haven't.
:blush: Well, that's first on my research list.
And peace!
This halves my stockpile needs and deficit:
Yeah, okay, I haven't been managing my budget too well.
And the USA, all of six months after being at war, want me to let it march through my lands.
Dream on.
I invent some very
realistic art.
And socialism appears, two years after the first socialist party did.
I get a CB:
Hmm, war with the number one power in the world.... I'm sorry, I just not feeling suicidal today.
Then I get Empiricism and realistic music.
And, for once, peace breaks out in North America.
(sorry, forgot to get a screen of USA/UK WP)
Whether it'll last is a different matter.
Damn and blast that lousy truce!
Now, economics again.
I'll keep this brief. Basically, the only reason I have a deficit is because of interest. Otherwise I'd have a surplus of £100 a day. Must. Get. Rid. Of. Debt.