August 2016 North Gubernatorial Debate

[Flake]

It's really nice to have a debate with some of the most qualified people for this position, and I'm really thankful for cinyc offering to moderate this debate and for RGN and Kingpoleon to be here as well!

I'm just going to get to the point of my whole campaign, which is to fight for the worker and the common person. No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you've done, you should be able to live your life freely and to have a government that actually helps our citizens.

During my campaign I've focused on ending the chronic homelessness that we face in many of our cities. In New York City, for example, there are 75,000 men, women, and children who do not live in a home. 14% of Atlasia's homeless population is in that one city alone, and there needs to be some big, bold changes to bring that number down to 0. When it snows, these people many times have nowhere to go, many even freeze during the harshest nights of the winter. Many of these people are children, some who are there because of their parent's financial situation and some because their parents kicked them out simply for being different. This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed, because no one, especially our kids, should be out in the street freezing to death.

Another goal of mine is to bring about more government transparency and ending corruption in our government and our financial systems, because for too long those at the top have completely taken advantage of the public and shown that they care about profits over people. There are a lot of self serving people in these institutions and I plan to bring light to them and to prosecute these offenders to the furthest extent of the law. There is no room for corruption and fraud in a Flo administration.

I hope that the voters of the North can consider voting for me, no matter if you're a liberal, a conservative, or a moderate hero, because not only do I have extensive legislative and executive experience, I have plans for this region that will make it the region where others look to for inspiration. "How can we be as well off as the North?" is something I want to hear from those in other regions because we have so much potential and there's so much we can do, and I promise to make this happen. 

Thank you so much.

[Flake]

I have no concrete plans for taxation at this point, really the most I can offer is these income tax brackets that I think would be best:

$0-$18,999: 0%
$19,001-$39,999: 7%
$40,000-$59,999: 15%
$60,000-$89,999: 19%
$90,000-$134,999: 23%
$135,000-$189,999: 27%
$190,000-$264,999: 31%
$265,000-$349,999: 33%
$350,000-$499,999: 35%
$500,000-$999,999: 37%
$1,000,000-$4,999,999: 40%
$5,000,000-$9,999,999: 43%
$10,000,000+: 47%

The actual tax plan though is completely up to what happens with the legislature though and I'd like to talk to users who are *very* experienced the tax codes so something better can be produced in our legislative body.

I'm pretty biased but I want Philadelphia to be the next capital of the region 😂

[Flake]

Thank you for your answers.  My next question is:

Many regions before the reset legalized polygamy and plural marriage.  After the reset, those are illegal, at least for now.  What is your position on legalizing polygamy and plural marriage?

nah to legalization (evil socon)

[Flake]

Thank you for your answers.  My next question is:

Many regions before the reset legalized polygamy and plural marriage.  After the reset, those are illegal, at least for now.  What is your position on legalizing polygamy and plural marriage?

nah to legalization (evil socon)

Um... Are you serious?

Yeah, I'm just not in favor of marriages between 3+ people.

[Flake]

Next question (though the debate on polygamy can continue and RGN can still answer that question concurrently with this one):

After the reset, drugs are largely illegal in Atlasia.  What is your position on drug legalization?  Should all drugs be legal or just some?  Do you support full marijuana legalization, legalization of medical marijuana or keeping marijuana illegal?  And if you want to keep some drugs illegal, what should be the penalty for possession and sale?

Marijuana/soft drugs should be legalized, all drugs should be decriminalized and our access to rehab centers should receive dramatically increased funding to get more qualified doctors and more effective facilities in place.

Next question:

What do you think the role of the North should be in setting health care policy?  Should this be left to Nyman, or should the North have its own health care policy?  If the North should set its own policy, what should that policy be?

I am strongly in favor of an NHS styled healthcare system, I'd rather it be controlled by the federal government than the regional government but I'd do everything in my power to make sure that the people of the North are guaranteed healthcare.