Office of Game Moderator - Part Deux - PLEASE READ THINGS

[Adam Griffin]

I'd like to apologize for my recent lack of activity on the forums. As many know, life sometimes hits you like a bag of poop and doesn't let you breathe. I have 30,000+ words of writing work, a giant presentation along with other assorted issues all crammed into this week, and I have not been up to par with my GM duties. I promise that this trend won't continue, but for the next week it's going to be unavoidable.

[Adam Griffin]

Current as of 4/20/2013

National GNP & Growth Stats:

GNP: $15.09 trillion
GNP 6-Month Growth: 1.02%

2013 Projected Federal Revenue: $3.04 trillion
2013 Projected Federal Revenue As % of GDP: 20.14%

CPI (1 month) +0.20%
CPI (Last 12 months) +4.01%

Gold: $1526.60/oz
Crude Oil: $86.35/barrel

ANSE: 902.47
NASDAQ: 2357.17



*ME & PAC budgets not completed for 2013; ME Regional Revenue & Revenue as % of GDP based off of 2012 budget

[Adam Griffin]

2013 NET REVENUE: $3.217 B[/b]

Thanks for this, it's certainly something I'll take into consideration.

Could you run some cost estimates for...

Cost of extending preexisting high-speed rail line in Charlotte-Greensboro-Raleigh up to the NC-VA border (where it would ideally connect with a line coming down from Richmond)?

Cost of extending said line south to Atlanta via Greenville?

Cost of constructing a new line connecting Tampa, Orlando, and Miami?

I'll have cost estimates for you in the next couple of days.

[Adam Griffin]

Cost of extending preexisting high-speed rail line in Charlotte-Greensboro-Raleigh up to the NC-VA border (where it would ideally connect with a line coming down from Richmond)?

97 miles @ $42.47 million/mile:
120 mph: $4.358 billion

97 miles @ $74.06 million/mile:
220 mph: $7.184 billion

Cost of extending said line south to Atlanta via Greenville?

245 miles @ $47.85 million/mile:
120 mph: $11.723 billion

245 miles @ $80.41 million/mile:
220 mph: $19.700 billion

Cost of constructing a new line connecting Tampa > Orlando > Miami?

319 miles @ $40.76 million/mile:
120 mph: $13.002 billion

319 miles @ $71.95 million/mile:
220 mph: $22.952 billion

[Adam Griffin]

Hey,

How much would revenue go up if I repealed the old gas tax and replaced it with 25 Cents/Gallon for Gasoline and 30 Cents/Gallon Diesel?

Current: On all purchases of Gasoline and Oil - 5% (currently ~$0.18/gal equivalent) ($4.365 billion)
Proposed: 25 Cents/Gallon for Gasoline and 30 Cents/Gallon Diesel ($5.974 billion)

ESTIMATED REVENUE: $1.609 billion

[Adam Griffin]

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[Adam Griffin]

Consider this making up for the missed grab bag report. Each dot represents a citizen with a listed PM score, from one of the four major parties. The large dots are the party's averages. You're welcome, Atlasia.

(Sorry Light: you're green - yellow is a bad color for these things)

[Adam Griffin]

No room for Independents?

I refrained from doing so because of the vast discrepancy in scores of various independent citizens. I was actually shocked to see how much of a "diaspora" there was in the Liberal, Light and Federalist parties (I had did the Labor part a couple of weeks ago and as you can see, it's a fairly tight cluster by comparison). As such, the centers of gravity for these parties - and most likely for independents and other unaffiliated factions - would be or are somewhat less telling in comparison.

Can we get some statistics on hard drug use, especially cocaine and meth - including number of users, number of deaths because of use, number of rehab facilities, cost of maintaining them, and hotspots of use?  Thanks

I'll look into it.

[Adam Griffin]

The first set of images show plurality/majority party affiliation by region:





The hemorraghing of Federalist voters in the Mideast that we saw last month seems to have stopped and is in the process of reversing. The same trend is apparent in the Midwest in regards to the Labor Party, while the Federalists made ever so slight gains in the IDS in this regard. The Liberal Party has seen its registration numbers plummet in both the Northeast and the Pacific, as the most recent at-large Senate election purged from the rolls a total of 7 Liberal voters.

The second set of images compare an aggregate of voter registration, executive, legislative and judicial control to effectively determine which parties have the most power:






Finally, an image depicting the swing in each region – based on the Balance of Power maps above:

[Adam Griffin]

Problem in MW. Wizard is definitively not a judge, since he is holding the executive power.

Yeah, I've always had it this way. I've heard WE referred to as judicial and executive, but since the WE evaluates the constitutionality of legislation if I recall correctly, that's the closest thing to a judge that exists.

Since voter reg swung Fed and the only office that switched was Emperor, how is the IDS swinging Lab?

Federalists lost a voter from the rolls (20 -> 19) + the Emperorship, while Labor picked up a new registration in the past month (Bacon King). Technically, Light gained the most power in that time period, but seeing as how there is nothing else to compare it to prior, it can't really be called a "swing" or "shift".

I think I counted TPP's emergence back in the fall that way and it made the map look just awful (nearly black pinkish shading everywhere) and irrelevant. Plus, it isn't really fair to parties that existed prior to have their swings cancelled out for parties that haven't "swung", but rather, just came into being since the last update. Starting next month, Light will have been in existence for 2 Political Reports and be can calculated properly.

Since voter reg swung Fed and the only office that switched was Emperor, how is the IDS swinging Lab?

The formula is flawed, it gives far too much weight to lower level offices and voter registration.

Is this the regional versus federal argument again, or are you stating that the regional legislative branches are less powerful as a whole than the combination of executive/judicial? I've actually considered removing regional Senators from the equation since they have nothing really to do with regional affairs (also, in case there was confusion: the at-large Senators/Pres & V-Pres/SC are not factored into these with the exception of the office stats at the very bottom of the Balance of Power images; just eye candy).

[Adam Griffin]

[Adam Griffin]

Oh Pacific!

If they'd ever start working on a budget...

Similarly, the lack of a budget in the Pacific has kept many businesses and investors from making any large investments as of late.

Still, the major reason for the upticks in unemployment in the Pacific & Northeast are, as mentioned prior:

Population growth in regions is also now taken into account when calculating unemployment. If a region grows too fast or too slow, however, that has a negative impact on employment.

Obviously the rapid contractions seen post-election had negative effects in this regard.

[Adam Griffin]

Hey, I wanted to be a copy cat and see if I could get this little puppy in.

Cost of constructing a new line connecting Tulsa > Omaha > St. Paul?

Cost of constructing a new line connecting Denver > Cheyenne > Sioux Falls?

I'll get an estimate for this (and the new ME HSR proposal) shortly.

[Adam Griffin]

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Hey, I wanted to be a copy cat and see if I could get this little puppy in.

Cost of constructing a new line connecting Tulsa > Omaha > St. Paul?

812 miles (156 mph)
$46.19 billion

812 miles (220 mph)
$57.19 billion

Cost of constructing a new line connecting Denver > Cheyenne > Sioux Falls?

684 miles (156 mph)
$43.61 billion

684 miles (220 mph)
$53.53 billion

[Adam Griffin]

Mr. GM, how far along is implementation of this legislation?

This specific legislation was repealed in 2009 and replaced by the High Speed Rail Act. I'll look into it, though.

[Adam Griffin]

Mr. GM, how far along is implementation of this legislation?

This specific legislation was repealed in 2009 and replaced by the High Speed Rail Act. I'll look into it, though.

So it was, but with 4 years in, is it possible that there might be the tracks there in some places (or even just the land corridors purchased) in a way that would reduce the costs of other projects?

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R&D cost savings over time have already been factored into cost estimates - what little it is worth.

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My interpretation: there is no federally-owned property that was acquired after the passage of this act for said purposes.

[Adam Griffin]

Current as of 5/22/2013

National GNP & Growth Stats:

GNP: $15.15 trillion
GNP 6-Month Growth: 1.27%

2013 Projected Federal Revenue: $3.04 trillion
2013 Projected Federal Revenue As % of GDP: 20.06%

CPI (1 month) +0.14%
CPI (Last 12 months) +3.83%

Gold: $1472.21/oz
Crude Oil: $84.27/barrel

ANSE: 938.20
NASDAQ: 2388.41



*ME & PAC budgets not completed for 2013; ME Regional Revenue & Revenue as % of GDP based off of 2013 estimates

[Adam Griffin]

Mr. GM, would you provide some figures for me, please?  I'm working on a bridge repair bill and need an estimate for the following projects:

Longfellow Bridge, Boston
Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
Mianus Bridge, Greenwich, CT

Thank you.

GM Griffin.

I'll need you to calculate the following:

Revenue:

Spamage Corporate Emission Tax: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=166883.0
Fuel Efficiency Standard Act:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=169774.0

Expenditures:

Get your kids involved in school act:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=170149.0

Shop at Pacific Act: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=164879.0

I will look into this and furnish information for you both shortly.

[Adam Griffin]

GM, could I have a cost estimate for this bill, please?

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ESTIMATED COST (per year) $7.448 billion

Mr. GM, would you provide some figures for me, please?  I'm working on a bridge repair bill and need an estimate for the following projects:

Longfellow Bridge, Boston - ESTIMATED COST: $0.217 billion
Brooklyn Bridge, New York City - ESTIMATED COST: $0.823 billion
Mianus Bridge, Greenwich, CT - ESTIMATED COST: $0.094 billion

Thank you.

These assume simple maintenance repairs and are not quotes for significant structural damage (if that is the case).

GM Griffin.

I'll need you to calculate the following:

Revenue:

Spamage Corporate Emission Tax: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=166883.0 - N/A; NO SPECIFIC REVENUE COMPONENT: " Corporations with 3,000 or more employees will be subject to a Carbon Emission Tax. The amount paid by individual corporations shall be determined based on studies of how much toxins they are releasing into the atmosphere."

Fuel Efficiency Standard Act:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=169774.0 - ESTIMATED REVENUE: $0.168 billion (2014)

Expenditures:

Get your kids involved in school act:
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=170149.0 - N/A; EXPENDITURES FOR EDUCATION NEED TO BE KNOWN PRIOR (BUDGET)

Shop at Pacific Act: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=164879.0 - ESTIMATED COST: $62.585 billion

Can you tell how much money it would cost to help finance 6 wind farms in Arkansas and Texas with government providing 30% of funds.

I will need to know the number of windmills and/or the cumulative output of each farm in order to provide a cost estimate. I'll check the regional board to see if there's an existing bill/this is already outlined.

[Adam Griffin]

Can you tell how much money it would cost to help finance 6 wind farms in Arkansas and Texas with government providing 30% of funds.

I will need to know the number of windmills and/or the cumulative output of each farm in order to provide a cost estimate. I'll check the regional board to see if there's an existing bill/this is already outlined.

No, this is not outlined, I want to see if It would work.  Number of windmills on each farm would be 25.

(6)-37.5 MW windfarms
ESTIMATED COST - $0.456 billion
WITH 30% FEDERAL FUNDING - $0.319 billion

[Adam Griffin]

The first set of images show plurality/majority party affiliation by region:





The second set of images compare an aggregate of voter registration, executive, legislative and judicial control to effectively determine which parties have the most power:






Finally, an image depicting the swing in each region – based on the Balance of Power maps above:

[Adam Griffin]

I've always wondered--why is the middle Supreme Court Justice's circle divided into 4 sections?

It was intended to be an identifier for Chief Justice.

[Adam Griffin]

[Adam Griffin]

GM Griffin, would you be able to provide me with union density/union membership numbers for Atlasia and the regions? I figured they'd be different than IRL thanks to more union-friendly legislation existing, and I'd like to know for something I'm typing up/proposing as legislation if I get elected.

Thanks.

I'll have some numbers for you shortly.

[Adam Griffin]

Why?

I assume it's the recall of every political officer, and the President declaring the Pacific in a state of anarachy.

Yes, those are Reasons 1 & 2. Also:

3) Massive influx of population

Registration Statistics
May 2, 2013

Region	Federalist	Labor	Liberal	Light	Other	Ind	Total
Pacific	3	9	10	1	2	6	31

Registration Statistics
June 6, 2013

Region	Federalist	Labor	Liberal	Light	NM(AM)	Other	Ind	Total
Pacific	4	11	10	0	3	3	6	37

4) Painfully low levels of activity throughout the month of May

5) Lack of a Pacific Budget