TPTTAA - Most important issue

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Forum Affairs:
Reforms to the political process, forum issues, anything the SoFE or RG deals with.

Economics:
Things involving money (taxes etc)

Healtchare:
Healthcare.

Other Domestic:
Other domestic issues, things the SoIA deals with.

Ethics:
Ethics.

Foreign Affairs:
Things not in the nation, any other countries, SoEA stuff, including defence and military.




Poll runs for 3 days.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I, naturally, say Foreign Affairs.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Personal bitching, of course.

That's the way Atlasia is.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Personal bitching, of course.

That's the way Atlasia is.

I'd qualify that as forum affairs.

[Marokai Backbeat]

To me? Forum Affairs. (Senate and electoral reform.)

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The economy.

[Sewer]

Ethics.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Forum affairs, I suppose. Those have been the exclusive focus of my major works as Emperor, after all.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

[Hash]

Ego, bitching, personality.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Ego, bitching, personality.

I thought that was a given.... but what would Atlasia be without such things?

[Yelnoc]

     Forum affairs, I suppose. Those have been the exclusive focus of my major works as Emperor, after all.

I would say that would qualify more as economics.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Ego, bitching, personality.

I'd qualify that as Forum Affairs.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Sadistic, twisted torture of the poor SOB's unfortunate enough to serve in the Senate.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Forum affairs, I suppose. Those have been the exclusive focus of my major works as Emperor, after all.

I would say that would qualify more as economics.

     The budget does, but I also have taken an interest in making the law more streamlined & useable.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Economics, even though I'd include health care in my definition of economic issues.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

Sure, if you want to ruin our economy and get a 30% unemployment.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

Sure, if you want to ruin our economy and get a 30% unemployment.

Except that won't happen

[Associate Justice PiT]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

     Eh, my problem with a surplus is that it means we are taxing our citizens more heavily than we have to in order to pay for all of the government expenditures. It might be a good idea to keep in mind for when the economy is stronger, but for now I think we should just try to break even.

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

     Eh, my problem with a surplus is that it means we are taxing our citizens more heavily than we have to in order to pay for all of the government expenditures. It might be a good idea to keep in mind for when the economy is stronger, but for now I think we should just try to break even.

By surplus I mean cutting programs that aren't necessary and having money left over from our budget.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

     Eh, my problem with a surplus is that it means we are taxing our citizens more heavily than we have to in order to pay for all of the government expenditures. It might be a good idea to keep in mind for when the economy is stronger, but for now I think we should just try to break even.

By surplus I mean cutting programs that aren't necessary and having money left over from our budget.

     I think I was referring to that as well. My point is that it should be possible to come very near to having spending = revenue (have neither a deficit nor a surplus), & probably the more desirable course of action at this time. Having spending < revenue means having an excessive tax rate.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Economics. We must bring down our deficit and create a surplus either in the Tmth administration or the next.

A surplus is not that important - bringing down the deficit the THE most important issue

A surplus would be nice.

     Eh, my problem with a surplus is that it means we are taxing our citizens more heavily than we have to in order to pay for all of the government expenditures. It might be a good idea to keep in mind for when the economy is stronger, but for now I think we should just try to break even.

By surplus I mean cutting programs that aren't necessary and having money left over from our budget.

     I think I was referring to that as well. My point is that it should be possible to come very near to having spending = revenue (have neither a deficit nor a surplus), & probably the more desirable course of action at this time. Having spending < revenue means having an excessive tax rate.

I think of it this way - if you're under $10,000's of dollars in credit card debt... it's kind of silly to start planning for a European holiday...

Phase one: cut spending and increase revenue (nothing stupid, so relax - considering all the stimulus and an increasing unemployment rate, this isn't working -  so we need to be pragmatic, not ideological) - direct all increased revenues to....

Phase two: reduce the debt (a HUGE amount of money goes on interest and repayments)

Phase three: re-structure the tax system to ensure the corporate and income tax codes do not allow for rampant abuse

Phase four: balance the Budget --- a surplus is a nice idea and can be directed towards future investment... but it's a long way off.

[MasterJedi]

Economics