Office of IDS Emperor PiT

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Gporter to fill the second vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Senator Kalwejt]

Your Imperial Majesty,

I just resigned my seat in the IDS Legislature, giving my election to the Senate. I'd like to thank you again for opportunity to serve IDS citizens you gave me.

I'll continue to remain active in regional affairs as citizen

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

Your Imperial Majesty,

I just resigned my seat in the IDS Legislature, giving my election to the Senate. I'd like to thank you again for opportunity to serve IDS citizens you gave me.

I'll continue to remain active in regional affairs as citizen

     Not a problem. Though your tenure was brief, your assistance in continuing some semblance of normalcy in these inactive times has been invaluable.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Progressive Realist to fill the first vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Yelnoc to fill the vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Yelnoc]

With pleasure.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Clarence to fill the first vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Senator Clarence]

Thank you VERY much... I am honored!

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Pingvin99 to fill the remaining vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[pillage the village, trash the scene]

I'm honored, Emperor.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I with to offer my services to the region.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Many thanks for the offer. There may be something that I'll need help with, but I don't know yet. I'll have to see.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     This should be the last version prior to the next official budget.

2011 Budget

Notes

• Base shall be understood to refer to the combined totals of the state governments minus Puerto Rico.
• Total shall be understood to refer to the combined totals of the state and regional governments minus Puerto Rico.

Regional Spending

Pensions
-Base: $3.81 billion
-Total: $3.81 billion

Health care:
-Base: $121.9 billion
-Total: $121.9 billion

Education:
-Base: $48.9 billion (post-Educational Hotfix Act - original figure was $0, real-life gross state figure is $73.4 billion)
-Tertiary Education/Other Capital Outlay-Higher Education/Southeastern Educational Incentive Act: $3.5 billion
-Pre-Primary through Secondary Education/Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education/School Choice Initiative: $56.4 billion
-Total: $108.8 billion

Defense:
-Base: $0.6 billion
-Military Defense/IDS Militia Structure Act: $0.4365 billion
-Total: $1.0365 billion

Welfare:
-Base: $40.4 billion
-Total: $40.4 billion

Protection:
-Base: $21.5 billion
-Total: $21.5 billion

Transportation:
-Base: $28.2 billion
-Total: $28.2 billion

General government:
-Base: $7.4 billion
-Total: $7.4 billion

Other spending:
-Base: $18.7 billion
-Cultural Services/Pentagram Creation Act: $200 million (1 time expense)
-Infrastructure and Development/2011 Emergency Tornado Relocation Act: $15 billion (1 time expense)
-Infrastructure and Development/2011 Flooding Damage Repair Bill: $10 billion (1 time expense)
-Puerto Rico: $17.27 billion (total spending of PR- PR is not included in any other category in Spending but the Total Regional Spending)
-Total: $61.17 billion

Interest: $7.4 billion (assumes that Regional Government does not have to pay its own interest)

Total Regional Spending: $401.6165 billion (includes Interest)

Regional Revenue

Income Taxes:
-Base: $0 (state cannot collect their own income taxes)
-Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Put the "free" back in Free Enterprise Bill: (see personal income tax rate)
-Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: -66.1 million (-0.0661 billion)
-Corporate Tax Rate: 8.6% (part of Free Enterprise Bill above - remember other provisions).
-Personal Income Tax Rate: 5.8% ($$61,650,000,000/year)
-Total: $61,583,900,000 or $61.5839 billion

Social Security Taxes: 
-Base: $15.1 billion
-Total: $15.1 billion

Ad-valorem Taxes:
-Base: $252.3 billion
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Alcoholic Beverage Sales/Southeast Alcohol Initiative, Section 8: $1.3127 billion ($1.00/proof liter or $0.385/gallon for beer, $0.909/gallon for wine, $3.31/gallon for spirits)
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Tobacco Products Sales/Southeast Tobacco Initiative, Section 6:  $0.04/cigarette ($6,034,000,000/year), $0.08/cigar ($80,000,000/year), $2.00/kg tobacco ($24,000,000/year)
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Marijuana Products Sales: $3.00/ounce ($48,000,000/year)
-Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
-Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Biomass Initiative, Section 3: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
-Property Taxes/Tax-Property/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: n/a ($0)
-Transportation/Tax-Motor Fuel Sales/Transportation Commission Initiative, Chapter 3, Section 22: $0.08/liter ($17,284,230,161/year)
-Transportation/Tax-Motor Vehicle License/Fair Consequences Initiative, Section 3: $10,700,000/year
-License/Tax-Other License/Off-Shore Religious Organizations Initiative, Section 2: n/a ($0)
-Total: $277,093,630,161 or $277.093630161 billion

Fees and Charges:
-Base: $107 billion
-Other/Charges-All Other/Pentagram Creation Act: $5,700,000/year
-Other/Charges-All Other/Safe Roads Initiative, Section 6: $44,400,000/year
-Total: $107,050,100,00 or $107.0501 billion

Business and Other Revenue:
-Base: $132.5 billion
-Puerto Rico: 24.96 billion
-Total: $157.46 billion

Gross Public Debt: $598.7 billion (assumes that Regional Government has not accumulated its own public debt)

Rainy Day Fund: $25 billion

Total Regional Revenue: $618,287,630,161 (does not include Gross Public Debt or Rainy Day Fund)

$Balance: 216,671,130,161

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

We need to balance the budget. If I may be so bold, I propose that $100,000,000,000 be stored away to help us balance future budgets, while Welfare spending is doubled by expanding the number and type of programs available. I also propose we cut income taxes in half, and use the remaining 50 billion or so to give each citizen a check for $125 in the mail each quarter

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Here is the new budget with the changes from the first bill passed:

2012 Budget

Notes

• Base shall be understood to refer to the combined totals of the state governments minus Puerto Rico.
• Total shall be understood to refer to the combined totals of the state and regional governments minus Puerto Rico.

Regional Spending

Pensions
-Base: $35.8 billion
-Total: $35.8 billion

Health care:
-Base: $113.9 billion
-Total: $113.9 billion

Education:
-Base: $66.8 billion
-Tertiary Education/Other Capital Outlay-Higher Education/Southeastern Educational Incentive Act: $3.5 billion
-Total: $70.3 billion

Defense:
-Base: $0.7 billion
-Military Defense/IDS Militia Structure Act: $0.4365 billion
-Total: $1.1365 billion

Welfare:
-Base: $36.5 billion
-Total: $36.5 billion

Protection:
-Base: $21.0 billion
-Total: $21.0 billion

Transportation:
-Base: $30.1 billion
-Total: $30.1 billion

General government:
-Base: $6.7 billion
-Total: $6.7 billion

Other spending:
-Base: $20.5 billion
-Puerto Rico: $16.61 billion (total spending of PR- PR is not included in any other category in Spending but the Total Regional Spending)
-Total: $37.11 billion

Interest: $6.6 billion (assumes that Regional Government does not have to pay its own interest)

Total Regional Spending: $352.5465 billion (includes Interest)

Regional Revenue

Income Taxes:
-Base: $0 (state cannot collect their own income taxes)
-Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Put the "free" back in Free Enterprise Bill: (see personal income tax rate)
-Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: -66.1 million (-0.0661 billion)
-Corporate Tax Rate: 8.6% (part of Free Enterprise Bill above - remember other provisions).
-Personal Income Tax Rate: 5.8% ($61,650,000,000/year)
-Total: $61,583,900,000 or $61.5839 billion

Social Security Taxes: 
-Base: $0 (-$20.1 billion from 2012 IDS Budget Amendments)
-Total: $0

Ad-valorem Taxes:
-Base: $140.0 billion
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Alcoholic Beverage Sales/Southeast Alcohol Initiative, Section 8: $1.3127 billion ($1.00/proof liter or $0.385/gallon for beer, $0.909/gallon for wine, $3.31/gallon for spirits)
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Tobacco Products Sales/Southeast Tobacco Initiative, Section 6:  $0.04/cigarette ($6,034,000,000/year), $0.08/cigar ($80,000,000/year), $2.00/kg tobacco ($24,000,000/year)
-Excise Taxes/Tax-Marijuana Products Sales: $3.00/ounce ($48,000,000/year)
-Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
-Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Biomass Initiative, Section 3: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
-Property Taxes/Tax-Property/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: n/a ($0)
-Transportation/Tax-Motor Fuel Sales/Transportation Commission Initiative, Chapter 3, Section 22: $0.08/liter ($17,284,230,161/year)
-Transportation/Tax-Motor Vehicle License/Fair Consequences Initiative, Section 3: $10,700,000/year
-License/Tax-Other License/Off-Shore Religious Organizations Initiative, Section 2: n/a ($0)
-Total: $147,265,400,000 or $147.2564 billion

Fees and Charges:
-Base: $42.7 billion
-Other/Charges-All Other/Pentagram Creation Act: $5,700,000/year
-Other/Charges-All Other/Safe Roads Initiative, Section 6: $44,400,000/year
-Total: $42,750,100,000 or $42.7501 billion

Business and Other Revenue:
-Base: $87.9 billion
-Puerto Rico: $17.28 billion
-Total: $105.18 billion

Gross Public Debt: $382,028,869,839 (assumes that Regional Government has not accumulated its own public debt)

Rainy Day Fund: $35 billion

Total Regional Revenue: $356,770,400,000 (does not include Gross Public Debt or Rainy Day Fund)

Balance: $4,223,900,000

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Good morrow my good sir.
I am addressing you this appeal in the hope that your good grace as imperial overlord will shine amongst us all. Good sir, there are two men of stature from which whom I carry a great deal of respect and admiration. These men, taft and pingvin, are of royal lineage of their own and are adept, experienced, and proficient at the duties required of a member of our legislature.

Good sir, I wish to advance the idea that it be these two who are chosen by your good grace to sit in our humble and esteemed legislature.
~Darth Teddy

[Senator Clarence]

Pingvin for Legislature!

[Yelnoc]

If tb75 wants back in, that would be wonderful.  I think Taft should be given a good look at, also.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Wait, which one is our speaker that's the one I meant.

[Senator Clarence]

Yelnoc is Speaker... Taft was the Viceroy and should be a legislator!

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Yes, it was Taft I meant, and I've edited the letter using papyrus-out.

[Mr. Taft Republican]

I would most graciously and humbly accept these kind words from the good Darths as my resume, and would kneel before the good Emperor, should he allow me to bring my service to my this glorious region, and my fellow regionmen!

If tb75 wants back in, that would be wonderful

One day, and one day soon, me and him shall fight for the honor of being in the IDS Legislature, and I promised him a race that would shake the foundations of this region, if he wants back, it will have to be through my cold dead campaign.

[Yelnoc]

I would most graciously and humbly accept these kind words from the good Darths as my resume, and would kneel before the good Emperor, should he allow me to bring my service to my this glorious region, and my fellow regionmen!

If tb75 wants back in, that would be wonderful

One day, and one day soon, me and him shall fight for the honor of being in the IDS Legislature, and I promised him a race that would shake the foundations of this region, if he wants back, it will have to be through my cold dead campaign.

There are two seats, ya know.

Actually, come to think of it, we have federal dueling legislation.  By all means, go for it! ( )

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Taft4Prez to fill the first vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I hereby appoint Pingvin99 to fill the second vacant seat in the Imperial Legislature.

Be it resolved, X Emperor PiT