Office of Game Moderator - Part Deux - PLEASE READ THINGS

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Pleased to see fourteen months of center-left governance has kept the Northeast economy prosperous and its tri-annual budget balanced.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Pleased to see fourteen months of center-left governance has kept the Northeast economy prosperous and its tri-annual budget balanced.

To be fair, though, the drop in unemployment would probably be more substantial if the effective regional tax rate wasn't higher than that of the federal government. That certainly - at least in regards to unemployment numbers - has kept the NE in a holding pattern (although that pattern is markedly better than the national average).

Hm.  If I showed you a plan to reduce regional taxes, would it be any trouble for you to tell me how it would affect our surplus?

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Thanks!

Here's my proposal:

PROPOSED TAXES

Income tax
0.0%    $0 - $24,999
1.0% 0.5%   $25,000 - $49,9999
2.0% 1.0%    $50,000 - $99,999
4.0% 3.0%   $100,000 - $249,999
6.5% 5.0%  $250,000 - $999,999
9.0% 7.0%   $1,000,000 +

Rates remain the same for married couples filing jointly, but brackets are doubled.

Sales tax
4.5% 3.0% [excludes groceries, clothing, and footwear]

Property tax
$35 $30 per mil on assessed value of unimproved land

Excise Taxes
Gas: 68 60 cents per gallon
Diesel: 85 80 cents per gallon
New automobile purchase tax (by curb weight): $500 $475 per thousand kilograms
Tanning: 33 and 1/3 cents per minute [tax already exists per Northeast Healthy Skin Act]


Our surplus is currently $60.5 billion.

Also, if you get a chance, would you tell us how much this legislation would cost?

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Thank you, Adam.  Maybe I'll hold off on tax reform for now...

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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.

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Thanks again!

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This is probably a strange request coming from someone who's not a federal legislator, but may I please see what impact a Negative Income Tax bill would have on the federal budget and deficit if existing programs are not cut or eliminated?  May I also have your expert recommendation on such a program?

I realize this is a big request, so feel free to take your time on it.

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Mr. GM, may we have a report on how much of the deficit reenacting this legislation would erase?  Thanks!

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Oh, whoops.  Sorry, can we see the effects that the current policy will have on our deficit?  It wasn't repealed, so we should see its results in the next budget.

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Mr. GM, may I have some data on how many homeless are currently living in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, please?

Thank you.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Mr. GM, may I have some data on how many homeless are currently living in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, please?

Thank you.

Provinces were not annexed, they've been just recognized as official entities of our Regions. We register our Atlasian Citizens there, they can be our representatives even leaving their, but we shall not interfere on Canadian Business...

Thanks.

Nevermind, Adam.