The Offices of the Internal Affairs Department

[Dr. Cynic]

Hello and welcome to the Internal Affairs Department. Everything involved with the job will go here, including my own proposals and other business.

[Dr. Cynic]

---Communique from Internal Affairs Office---

I will be in New York tomorrow to discuss low income housing. I'll be asking President Fritz to increase subsidies for low income housing, depending on what facts I recieve.

[Dr. Cynic]

The Department of Internal Affairs will commit to the following course of action:

Unemployment MUST drop below 5%. I urge the Senate to act in any possible way to achieve this. The Internal Affairs Department recommends additional public works projects to stimulate the growth of such jobs, hopefully to compete with the private sector and stimulate competition. The lack of economic growth factors are deeply troubling...

[Dr. Cynic]

The Internal Affairs office is open to taking questions from government officials and citizens today.

[Dr. Cynic]

Your predecessor would like to point out the proposals that this office made with regards funding public works from roads to sewerage that were unfortunately not taken on board by the previous administration. Hopefully you may find yourself in agreement with them. I would also encourage you to revisit the provisions of The Public Housing Act of 2009 and the effect that this is likely to have had on the construction and renovation of public housing prior over the course of the past year.

I hear and understand what you're saying. Hopefully I'll have a bit more success with it than the last go 'round. I will take a look at the legislation and thank you for pointing that out to me.

[Dr. Cynic]

NOTICE:

The Secretary will be only available for limited time this week, because he'll be making a tour of each region. First stop will be the Northeast, followed by the Pacific, Mideast, IDS and Midwest before returning to Nyman on Saturday.

[Dr. Cynic]

NOTICE:

With regards to the issue of bodyscanning and the TSA, as well as the complaints lodged to this office...

Although final say so lies with the President, I am making the recommendation that body scanning be officially ended. My office will be instructing TSA security in a new procedure. They will no longer be allowed to touch sensitive areas of male and female passengers. These include the "private parts". I'm recommending that children and those with developmental disabilities be exempt from patdowns.

Passengers may lodge official requesting for their refunds, which this office demands be granted and none of those passengers will be placed on no-fly lists. However, the three persons arrested for assault will not be released, and will instead have to go through the traditional channels in the judiciary.

What this office can do, it will do. I make these recommendations to President Fritz and he can either go along or deny my requests. For those who have felt violated and have been inconvenienced, this office offers profound apologies.

DR. CYNIC, SOIA

[Dr. Cynic]

The Department of Internal Affairs will commit to the following course of action:

Unemployment MUST drop below 5%. I urge the Senate to act in any possible way to achieve this. The Internal Affairs Department recommends additional public works projects to stimulate the growth of such jobs, hopefully to compete with the private sector and stimulate competition. The lack of economic growth factors are deeply troubling...

I wrote up a bill the other day, but its just too ugly to my liking. I will keep working on it though and see if I can't come up with something. My goal is to invest in "productive" projects so we can get something of permenence out of it in terms of jobs.

My office will be watching and when your bill is done, I'll make a reccomendation to the President.

[Dr. Cynic]

NOTICE:

I'm pleased to report at how well the TSA situation has been diffused. Hopefully this office can assist in lasting change for the future.

In regards to the serious isssue of unemployment, I've been in contact with Senator Duke and am awaiting some information from the President in order to act. We WILL fix this economy!

[Dr. Cynic]

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This office has been authorized by the President to designate the following money to the infrastructure of the regions.

Northeast: $300 million
IDS: $750 million
Mideast: $200 million
Midwest: $300 million
Pacific: $175 million

These figures are based on both economic and infrastructure need. The IDS, with the most desperate economy gets the most funding. Granted, these are preliminary numbers, but infrastructure and employment are in a desperate state. We hope this funding, which I stress is preliminary can stodge the bleeding. I will make it known by next week if the funds stated here will stand.

[Dr. Cynic]

What would you consider the optimum size for a stimulus package in your opinion? The one I have constructed now has $100 billion in Unemployement and Food stamps and $63 billion in Infrastructure. I will post the current version if you want to see if but it isn't finalized so a review would have to be re done later.

I would look it over if you posted it for me. I was just taking infrastructure into account.

I'm surprised the Mideast got the short end of the stick here, considering the fact that we had one of the highest unemployment numbers in the most recent report, with the Rust Belt taking a huge hit, especially the auto industry. Could an explanation be given for our low amount?

Again, I only took into account infrastructure needs. I also stress those are prelim numbers until I can see regional employment rates. Be patient, for a moment, Governor. These numbers will be finalized when I can look at regional rates.

[Dr. Cynic]

I'm gonna take a day or so and review this and I'll get back to you on it presently.

[Dr. Cynic]

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This is the tax section of the bill, which I would like to be reviewed separately. Once again my goal here is to provide the most economic benefit only with an eye towards stimulating domestic investment and consumption. The goal is to promote private sector growth and expansion of the economy. I understand that some of these provisions might be unpopular with the current administration and I will willing to remove Section one if required,. But I think we should provide some stimulative efforts aimed at the unemployed, and at small business to encourage expansion and job creation to reduce unemployment. We must be realistic in that the gov't can't possible drive economic growth alone, that investors and entrepreneurs have a role, which they must play in driving an economic recovery.

As for section one and section three, how about raising the minimum to $1.5 million? Would that be satisfactory?

[Dr. Cynic]

As for the Federal Stimulus Act, I have no problem with any of your figures, at least as it looks now. I have no problem dividing responsibility between this office and the Atlasian Senate.

What'd I'd like regional Governors though to do in order to help this office out, is to formally apply to this office what they need the most funds for and what they have no priority with. It would really help both me and Senator NC Yankee.

Help us help you. Just apply the paperwork right here. Greatest need, least concerns, estimated monetary need.

[Dr. Cynic]

As for the Federal Stimulus Act, I have no problem with any of your figures, at least as it looks now. I have no problem dividing responsibility between this office and the Atlasian Senate.

What'd I'd like regional Governors though to do in order to help this office out, is to formally apply to this office what they need the most funds for and what they have no priority with. It would really help both me and Senator NC Yankee.

Help us help you. Just apply the paperwork right here. Greatest need, least concerns, estimated monetary need.

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[Dr. Cynic]

I thank Pit for returning this office's inquiry... I hope the other regional leaders will follow his example.

[Dr. Cynic]

Regional Govt's

Look at the south's post if you need guidelines. It's not that hard. This economy demands action and I really need your help in order to do anything comprehensive.

[Dr. Cynic]

Thank you for helping out. I still need the Pacific and the Northeast. You have until tomorrow before I go to the GM and he'll determine it for you.

[Dr. Cynic]

The reason I focused on energy and water in my proposals is that those are the things which are most essentiall and which the most concerns exist about their usage. Plus improvements in local water infrastructure will help improve the quality of and thus increase the use of home water instead of the purchase of bottled water. Marokai gave substantial sums to regular infrastructure (roads, highways, etc) last year. Thus I decided to focus some significant sums at energy production and water infrastructure. I would point out that these items received small amounts comparatively, especially if larger edcuation and infrastructure sections are included. Just thought I would explain my motivations in the outline.

Very well. As soon as I hear from the Pacific and NE, I'll put together a proposal that I will bring before the Senate.

[Dr. Cynic]

It's ok about being late....


NOTICE:

The Secretary of Internal Affairs, having recieved the necessary information from the regional governments will address the Atlasian Senate directly on the issue of the federal stimulus for the regions TONIGHT!

[Dr. Cynic]

I'm not sure where the best place to put this is, but shouldn't we hold up on this stimulus package until we get regional reports from the GM, otherwise we may be allocating money to not the most needy places. I mean obviously unemployment is a problem everywhere, but we haven't had our regional problem reports in months.

Nope, because I've worked out numbers with the GM already. Just waiting for him to post them.

[Dr. Cynic]

NOTICE:

This office is instructing the Atlasian Senate to report to the SOIA on the progress of the $77.5 billion stimulus for the regions.



DOCTOR CYNIC
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

[Dr. Cynic]

Stalled and for very good reason.


The requests are very vague and working them into a framework that gives each what they want is difficult.

Unless you intended for those requests to be handled as a separate bill? This has to be part of a comprehensive bill lest we be bogged down on two or three bills.

I think the Senate should be able to figure out a group of bills to accomplish this. Requests that were asked for include another round of public works, renewable energy & infrastructure... I'm not asking for one specific bill, but I am directing the Senate to make sure that the totals asked for are gotten. If you have any issues relating to that, I direct you to the President. I did not list many specific proposals because I felt it was for the Senate to come up with where the money should go. I'm hoping someone other than you (you have been very good with this office) would take up some writing as well.

[Dr. Cynic]

Then you guys need to get it done. I don't expect you to get the bills by yourself, but if you do, you'll have my thanks. Why not frame each regions needs in 5 seperate bills. If you or another Senator brings a bill here, perhaps we can work on it.

[Dr. Cynic]

NOTICE:

The SOIA will not be in office for the next several days while he attends to his fiancee moving in. We regret any inconvenience and we will take care of all backlog business upon return...