Department of Internal Affairs - Secretary Ninja (Farewell)

[Sirius_]

Hello everyone, and welcome to the now reopened Department of Internal Affairs! This thread will serve as my office for public announcements and official actions.

I know that over the last couple of months it has seemed like not much at all ha happened which is why I will be working closely with out administration, officeholders, and the public to make sure the future of Atlasia is much improved. Feel free to tell me about any concerns you have relating to domestic affairs, the contribution of the citizens is highly valued.

[Sirius_]

Help Wanted!
For Domestic Policy Council

Attention all those interested in domestic policy! I will now be accepting applications for the Domestic Policy Council, an organization to help direct Atlasian policy. If you'd be interested in being a part of it, please send me a PM telling me why you believe you would be a good member and what you can contribute. Applications will be reviewed by myself and the president. I want to have some diversity, so I encourage anyone willing to lend a hand to apply!

[Mr. Reactionary]

Under the federal Hurricane Florence Relief Act, the Southern region was tasked with allocating $22 billion in matching funds by January 1 or else lose eligibility for future disaster aid. The Southern Region has met this obligation as found in the passed legislation below. Please accept this as notice that you no longer have to keep track of this obligation as it has been fulfilled.

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=309310.0

[Sirius_]

Under the federal Hurricane Florence Relief Act, the Southern region was tasked with allocating $22 billion in matching funds by January 1 or else lose eligibility for future disaster aid. The Southern Region has met this obligation as found in the passed legislation below. Please accept this as notice that you no longer have to keep track of this obligation as it has been fulfilled.

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=309310.0

This has been noted.

[Sirius_]

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This is a small thing but it's about time we did it. Former Interstate 97, now 995, had no business being a mainline route. Doing this clears up another number for an eastern highway. This was done under the authority of the Federal Highway Administration of the Sub-Department of Transportation.

[Sirius_]

Official Statement on the Department of Internal Affair's Position on the Alaskan Secession Movement:

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[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

One positive aspect of the whole secession crisis is that it gave a chance for both policy oriented departments to act on a crisis/event story, which was nice to see.

[Sirius_]

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The Policy on Access to the Interstate System can be found here.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Why?

[Sirius_]

Why?

Diamond and cloverleaf designs are outdated, dangerous, inefficient, and not cost effective. See the Better Interchanges for Fremont Act.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Why?

Diamond and cloverleaf designs are outdated, dangerous, inefficient, and not cost effective. See the Better Interchanges for Fremont Act.

Did you base this federal Internal Affairs Department decision on a piece of regional legislation? Is that okay? Also, diamond interchanges are barely well known at all, what do you mean "outdated"?

[Sirius_]

Why?

Diamond and cloverleaf designs are outdated, dangerous, inefficient, and not cost effective. See the Better Interchanges for Fremont Act.

Did you base this federal Internal Affairs Department decision on a piece of regional legislation? Is that okay? Also, diamond interchanges are barely well known at all, what do you mean "outdated"?

1. It makes no difference, anything relating to regional things were changed to federal things (on federally funded Interstate highways.).
2. Diamond interchanges in the past were quite commonly used.
3. They are outdated because in recent years new designs have been made which are vastly superior.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Why?

Diamond and cloverleaf designs are outdated, dangerous, inefficient, and not cost effective. See the Better Interchanges for Fremont Act.

Did you base this federal Internal Affairs Department decision on a piece of regional legislation? Is that okay? Also, diamond interchanges are barely well known at all, what do you mean "outdated"?

1. It makes no difference, anything relating to regional things were changed to federal things (on federally funded Interstate highways.).
2. Diamond interchanges in the past were quite commonly used.
3. They are outdated because in recent years new designs have been made which are vastly superior.

Alright then, thanks for the answers

[Sirius_]

I hereby authorize and require the deployment of federal relief workers and judicial authorities to those areas of Kansas and Nebraska affected by flooding to coordinate relief efforts.

[Sirius_]

Kansas and Nebraska Flooding

Today Secretary Ninja visited rural areas of Kansas and Nebraska affected by the recent historic flooding, arriving ahead of federal workers to assess the damage and reassure the public that help is on the way. Here is his statement from Salina, KS:

Hello citizens of Kansas, Nebraska, and Atlasia. As I'm sure many of you know, and many know all too well, over the past weeks many communities here in the heartland of Atlasia have been ravaged with flood water. I know that this has been a tough time for all of you, but I implore that you stay strong. There is help coming, this morning I authorized the deployment of federal relief and I'm sure that the regions of Fremont and the South are doing the same. Make sure you stay safe in the meantime, stay safe. There are still flooded roads, please, do not try to traverse them on foot or by car, and notify emergency services if anything goes wrong. Together we will make it through, as we Atlasians always have, as long as we don't lose hope.

[Sirius_]

Order #003 shall apply to affected areas outside of Kansas and Nebraska, such as but not limited to parts of Iowa and Missouri.

As I have been informed by the president that there are areas under emergency outside of Kansas and Nebraska, I am expanding the scope of federal relief aid.

[Sirius_]

https://twitter.com/ninja0428/status/1118603762992652294

[Sirius_]

We've all been waiting for it, so here it is: Federal Budget for FY2019, made publicly available here.

FEDERAL BUDGET: FY2019

Revenues:

Income Taxes:  $ 1,694,624,900,372.82  ($ 1694.62 billion)                           
 by tax bracket
 0-13K      10%  $ 130,787,630,929.16
 13K-50k    15%    $ 439,405,682,763.48                   
 50K-130K   25%        $ 525,757,271,234.49                   
 130K-210K  28%       $ 185,457,479,643.20                     
 210K-413K  33%       $ 213,782,135,498.63                         
 413K-441K  35%        $ 70,852,993,752.34                   
 441K+      39.6%      $ 128,581,706,551.51                     
                                           
Corporate Taxes:  $ 340,763,510,122.19  ($ 340.76 billion)
 by tax bracket                                           
 0-100K     0%        $ 0.00               
 100K-1M    15%        $ 1,678,940,033.99               
 1M-10M     21.5%    $ 4,172,280,041.70                   
 10M+       28%         $ 334,912,290,046.51                   
                                                                                         
Payroll Taxes -  $ 1,325,575,422,184.86 ($ 1,325.58 billion)
 breakdown
 OASDI: 12.4% (6.2% on employees, 6.2% on employers) - $ 912,456,391,044.15   
 RRPH: 5.0% (2.5% on employees, 2.5% on employers) - $ 367,925,964,130.71     
 FUTA: 6.0% on first $7,000 - $ 45,193,067,010.00 

Estate tax: 45% of amount above $ 5.5 million; plus flat rate
 $ 29,597,609,030.69
                   
Healthcare Taxes:
 40% Cadillac Tax -  $ 0.00 Billion 
 3.8% on Net Investment Income -  $ 12.80 Billion                             
                       
Excise Taxes/customs duties:
 Carbon Tax (2018) -  $ 16.35    Billion                           
 Gasoline Tax (2018) -  $ 50.00 Billion                               
 Tobacco and Alcohol Taxes (2018) -  $ 24.20 Billion   
 Excise taxes on health insurance providers,
 pharmaceuticals, and medical devices (2018) - $ 9.90 Billion
 Revenue Enhancement Act - $ 63,185,494,000.00                   
                       
Other Revenue:  $ 30.209 Billion                   
                       
Additional tax credits:  $ -39.40 Billion
                       
TOTAL Revenue: $ 3557.81 Billion

Spending:

Military Spending ($504.358 Billion)               
$123.58 Billion... Military personnel               
$184.51 Billion... Operation and maintenance               
$106.01 Billion... Procurement               
$61.52 Billion ... Research, development, test and evaluation               
$8.47 Billion..... Military Construction, Family Housing and Other               
$12.148 Billion.... Atomic Energy Defense Activities               
$8.11 Billion..... Defense Related activities           
$0.00 Billion..... Fiscal Responsibility in our Military Act
                           
Military Retirement ($144.0811 Billion)                           
$75.48 Billion.... Income security for veterans               
$14.15 Billion.... Veterans education, training, and rehabilitation                           
$54.22 Billion.... Hospital and medical care for veterans and retired military (added in under Healthcare below)               
$0.38 Billion..... Housing and other veterans benefits and services             
$-0.1489 Billion…. VA Privatisation
                           
International affairs ($31.94 Billion)               
$18.88 Billion ... International development and humanitarian assistance               
$8.55 Billion..... International military aid               
$11.99 Billion.... Conduct of foreign affairs               
$1.30 Billion..... Foreign information and exchange activities 
$-8.79 Billion.... International Financial Programs             
               
General science, space, and technology ($31.18 Billion)               
$11.26 Billion.... National Science Foundation programs               
$4.55 Billion..... Department of Energy general science programs               
$15.37 Billion.... Space flight, research, and supporting activities               
               
Non-Defense Energy Spending ($52.393 Billion)               
$3.15 Billion..... Energy supply               
$1.11 Billion..... Energy conservation and preparedness               
$0.64 Billion..... Energy information, preparedness, & regulation 
$15.00 Billion.... Energy Rebate and Subsidy Act   
$32.50 Billion.... Gas Tax Act     
$-0.007 Billion…. Eliminated Ethanol Blending Rules
           
Natural resources and environment ($43.58 Billion)               
$4.89 Billion..... Water resources               
$11.54 Billion.... Conservation and land management         
$4.42 Billion..... Recreational & Park resources               
$7.18 Billion..... Pollution control and abatement                               
$6.55 Billion..... Other natural resources   
$9.00 billion..... The Storm Surge, Coastal Flooding, and Tsunami Prevention Act of 2017     
               
Agriculture ($19.532 Billion)               
$16.01 Billion.... Farm income stabilization & crop insurance               
$4.30 Billion..... Agricultural research and services
$0.03 Billion..... No More Going Hungry in Atlasia Act
$-0.8 Billion…. Eliminated marketing programs
$-0.008 Billion…. Eliminated Catfish Inspection Office
               
Commerce and Housing Loan Programs ($0.1864 Billion)               
$-22.33 Billion... Federal Housing Loan Programs               
$2.29 Billion..... Postal service               
$2.50 Billion..... Deposit insurance               
$10.20 Billion.... Universal service fund               
$7.6964 Billion..... Other advancement of commerce
$-0.17 Billion…. Eliminated Capital Construction Grants             
               
Transportation ($92.3914 Billion)               
$67.40 Billion.... Ground Transportation             
$16.20 Billion.... Air Transportation               
$8.4015 Billion..... Water transportation               
$0.38 Billion..... Other transportation     
         
               
Community and regional development ($30.425 Billion)               
$3.78 Billion..... Community development               
$2.19 Billion..... Area and regional development               
$4.02 Billion..... Disaster relief and insurance               
$2.23 Billion..... Homeless Shelter Emergency Housing               
$4.32 Billion..... Small Business Association
$0.77 Billion..... Flint Reinvestment Act
$0.08 Billion..... Refugee act           
$-11.025 Billion…. We Should Help Workers Act
$2.00 Billion…. Buy-Atlasian Contracting Rules
$22.00 Billion…. Hurricane Emergency Funding
               
Education ($73.7625 Billion)               
$39.03 Billion.... Elementary, Secondary & Vocational education               
$31.475 Billion.... Higher education               
$3.26 Billion..... Research and general education             
$0.00 Billion..... Orlando Act
$-0.0125 Billion…. Cap on certain student loans
               
Training, labor and unemployment ($18.536 Billion)               
$7.58 Billion..... Training and employment               
$1.77 Billion..... Labor law, statistics, and other administration'
$9.2 Billion...... Public Service Act         
$-0.014 Billion…. Eliminated Employee Drug Tests
               
Atlasian Healthcare ($1261.14 Billion)               
$423.77 Billion... Senior Healthcare
$44.31 Billion.... Veteran Healthcare
$12.90 Billion.... Federal employees' and retired employees' health benefits 
$425.42 Billion... Medical Services
$338.85 Billion... Sliding Scale Subsidies
$15.89 Billion.... Healthcare Subsidy Office (HSO) and AtlasCare Office (ACO) Administration

Non-ANH Health Spending ($56.97 Billion)               
$24.25 Billion.... Disease control, public health and bioterrorism               
$28.48 Billion.... Health research and training               
$4.24 Billion..... Consumer and occupational health and safety               
               
Civilian Retirement (Social Security excluded) ($138.16 Billion)               
$8.23 Billion..... Civilian retirement and disability insurance               
$129.93 Billion... Federal employee retirement and disability               
 
Social Security ($903.24 Billion)
$868.63 Billion... Social Security Outlays
$34.60 Billion.... Social Security Administration
           
Aid to Low-Income Families ($366.50 Billion)
$40.53 Billion.... Unemployment             
$39.98 Billion.... Housing assistance               
$99.44 Billion.... Food and Nutrition Assistance (Food Stamps + WIC)       
$169.01 Billion... Other aid to low-income families               
$17.54 Billion.... Social Services           
               
Administration of justice ($51.902 Billion)               
$27.157 Billion.... Federal law enforcement
$13.938 Billion.... Federal litigation and judicial activities               
$6.2687 Billion..... Federal prison system               
$4.24 Billion..... Criminal justice assistance 
$0.74 Billion..... Federal Penitentiary Reform Act Provisions     
$-0.432 Billion…. General Criminal Justice Savings
               
General government administration ($3.899 Billion)               
$3.66 Billion..... Legislative functions               
$0.45 Billion..... Executive office programs               
$12.03 Billion.... IRS & other fiscal operations               
$1.567 Billion..... Other general government               
$-13.20 Billion…. Government Efficiency Act
$-0.62 Billion…. Eliminated Penny
$0.002 Billion…. Mandatory Tampons in Restrooms
               
Interest on debt ($295.40 Billion)               
$295.40 Billion... Net Interest

TOTAL Spending: $4119.5764 Billion


REVENUE:     $ 3557.81 Billion
EXPENDITURES:  $ 4119.5764 Billion
BALANCE:       $ -562.7664 Billion

[Sirius_]

Public Update, June 4th, 2019

I am making this statement tonight to let the public know what has been going on in the Department of Internal Affairs and the Tmth administration, for the sake of transparency. Just earlier I held a productive meeting with my Domestic Policy Council discussing a federal guarantee for paid time off, the opioid epidemic, and energy modernization. Soon, the president will be introducing a bill to congress setting a federal minimum for businesses to provide paid time off for their employees. In the coming days, you can also expect two directives from the Department of Internal Affairs for the FDA and the Subdepartment of Energy. I will be directing both to ramp up research. The FDA will be looking into medical alternatives to opioid prescriptions, and giving their official recommendations to alternative products as much as possible, to ensure that patients are given the safest drugs. The SDoE will be increasing renewable energy research, particularly research on geothermal and tidal energy, including methods of production and application to make these options more feasible and geographical surveys to determine where renewable sources can be best put to use. Later in the month, you can expect more legislation to be introduced into congress regarding the administration's agenda. We look forward to closing out the administration with successful policy initiatives to bring Atlasia a brighter future.

[Sirius_]

I'd like to thank everyone, and especially the President, Vice President, and members of the Domestic Policy Council for the opportunity to serve in this position, and to serve Atlasia as a whole. We've had our triumphs, I've personally been disappointed in some of the way things have turned out, and I don't regret doing this. However, lately I have really been quite disinterested, and unsavory tactics certainly seem to be on the rise, and I haven't been getting much enjoyment out of this at all. So I will be leaving Atlasia as of today. Will I return? Possibly. But I don't have much interest in staying for the time being.

We're done here.

[Dr. MB]

Will I return? Possibly.

I think everyone knows the answer to this and it sure as hell isn't "Possibly".

Anyway, thanks for your service.