Office of Game Moderator - FINANCIAL REPORT

[Northeast Representative Goldwater]

It's amazing how empty the authoritarian side of the spectrum is.

It would also be interesting to see what the national average PM score for atlasia is.

[GM 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:

[Senator MaxQue]

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

[Emperor SJoyce]

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

[Senator Napoleon]

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.

[GM 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).

[IDS Legislator Alfred F. Jones]

I like that swing map .

[GM Griffin]

[Supersonic]

Oh Pacific!

[Governor Maxwell]

Fantastic! Big decline in unemployment rate.

[GM 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.

[Governor Maxwell]

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?

[Jayhawker]

While it is nice to see the Mideast with the lowest unemployment, I know we can do better.

[GM 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.

[GM Griffin]

High Speed Rail Expansion Act

1. The Federal government will allocate $85 billion to the government of the Mideast Region for the purpose of constructing railroad tracks designed for high speed electrically operated trains running up to 250 km/h (156 mph) between the following cities:

Chicago, IL > Indianapolis, IN > Louisville, KY > Charleston, WV- Nyman, DC>  Richmond, VA> Virginia Beach, VA

2. These tracks shall be connected to the pre-existing tracks created by The High Speed Rail Act of 2009 in Chicago, IL, and Nyman, DC.

1093 miles (156 mph)
$68.04 billion

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

[Governor Maxwell]

Well, looks like this is either a job that I could get help from the Feds (on one of them) or I could wait until the next budget cycle. Thanks!

[Emperor SJoyce]

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

[GM 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.

[Emperor SJoyce]

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?

[GM 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?

1. Atlasia shall invest in funding for research for Mag-Lev trains of $100 million over the next 20 years.

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

4. No monies shall be appropiated from the Treasury of Atlasia for the purpose of constructing these lines

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

[GM 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

[Governor Scott]

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.

[Speaker Superique]

GM Griffin.

I'll need you to calculate the following:

Revenue:

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

Expenditures:

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

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