razze, can you defend your vote for Pericles' amendment to the Don't Bank with Us Act? Several fellow representatives, including myself, saw it as defending corporate welfare.
Thank you for the question, colleague!
For those who are not aware, Pericles's amendment would have protected the Export-Import Bank. I know this can be a complicated issue, but after listening to the debate between Pericles, Fhtagn, and Mr. Reactionary, I believed it was important not to abolish the institution.
I understand the criticism of Ex-Im, seeing as the Boeing Company receives a majority of its grants. However, the aerospace industry (which, in Atlasia,
is mostly Boeing) represents the largest amount of exports in Atlasia's economy. Boeing has a majority of Ex-Im grants, in my view, because they have earned them. Boeing has employed hundreds of thousands of Atlasians, and its sheer size means the federal government is very strict with regard to safety. Thanks of government oversight, Boeing has created some of the safest products in the world.
So I understand why you or some other lawmakers disliked the bank (and in the end it was abolished anyway), but this was an important choice, and I believe I made the right decision.
Thank you for your question. Mike and I hope to earn your vote!
