Pacific Emergency Stimulus: April Stimulus

[Cincinnatus]

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In accordance with the Pacific Emergency Stimulus, a joint decision must be posted in the Fantasy Government thread before the end of April.  As of the first, $15b more is available to spend.

[Oakvale]

Checking in. Looking forward to a, er, free and open exchange of ideas.

[Simfan34]

I have a big infrastructure plan.

[Cranberry]

I would support spending also for a greener Pacific, maybe also creating new, green jobs with it.
I will post a detailed plan when I have time, which won't be before tomorrow.

[Potus]

Let's not forget the Pacific's horrendous anti-growth tax structure.

[Oakvale]

I can't speak for Cinci, Flo or Gov. DemPGH but I'd certainly be more than happy to hear input from people outside of the committee.

Let's not forget the Pacific's horrendous anti-growth tax structure.

Actually, the Governor and the Council passed a significant reform to our tax code earlier this year.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Let's not forget the Pacific's horrendous anti-growth tax structure.

Yes, I dictated to themwe fixed that before we gave them the first half of the money. Don't worry. I'm not that incompetent.

[Fed. Pac. Chairman Devin]

Could we spend 2-3 billion on infrastructure improvements? New road ways, bridges etc etc.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Could we spend 2-3 billion on infrastructure improvements? New road ways, bridges etc etc.

Basically, we won't veto anything as long as it's good for the region. Nation building projects would be fine because it would benefit the region and create jobs.

[Cincinnatus]

Could we spend 2-3 billion on infrastructure improvements? New road ways, bridges etc etc.

Certainly, I think infrastructure improvement is a valuable use of stimulus funds.  Just keep in mind the costs of improvement, as 2-3b is not as much as it seems.  We really do need to focus on periodically solving the regions long-term problems over the next three installments of stimulus. 

Governor Dempgh made some excellent points regarding his plans (eg. drought, business investment which can be accomplished in many ways, ect).  This installment is 15b though, so we need to prioritize how we spend it in order to receive the most positive results. 

[DemPGH]

Checking in, of course. If nothing else, I think what can come out of this is some clear map of where we're actually supposed to go. I really think we need to do that. I'm very direct, so if we hammer out a roadmap, it then becomes a matter of making it happen. And I / we can do that.

If we have to write separate bills, we will prioritize them, but maybe we should pass a kind of omnibus bill (that would be simpler, but it may take a little while to draft) that allocates the spending.

[Cincinnatus]

Checking in, of course. If nothing else, I think what can come out of this is some clear map of where we're actually supposed to go. I really think we need to do that. I'm very direct, so if we hammer out a roadmap, it then becomes a matter of making it happen. And I / we can do that.

If we have to write separate bills, we will prioritize them, but maybe we should pass a kind of omnibus bill (that would be simpler, but it may take a little while to draft) that allocates the spending.

I would prefer an omnibus bill, yes.  The method in which we accomplish a final draft, that the four of us must vote on, is up to you.  If you want to push it through the council to get their approval first, I will need to put a deadline on submission, because we still need time here to make it agreeable/passable.  The best option, I think, would be for the region to draft an initial proposal here, in which we can spend our time ironing out the details.

[President Tyrion]

I do support an "ominous" bill. Let me know what you'll need from me.

[DemPGH]

Good. Omnibus or a "package" style bill is the way to go.

So let's start here - Cinci, your PM is acknowledged.

Mudslide ($50 Million):
$40 Million: Mudslide clean-up
$10 Million: Property damage assistance

[Potus]

I hadn't even seen the tax reform. That's excellent. I bet the region has seen some great progress since that was enacted.


I would suggest a regimen of investment credits and sales tax rebate for starters. Anything to spur investment and boost economic activity. If you get economic activity going, that'll boost your long-term tax revenues and that could finance an infrastructure program.

I would be willing to develop some more specific policy prescriptions if people would want them, however I'm confident that the current structure of decision making is a solid one. Let me know if anyone wants some pro-growth sentiment injected into the conversation.

[DemPGH]

I'll try to come up with some drought relief numbers tonight if I get a chance or surely tomorrow.

When we're set, I think this should take the structure of I, II, III, IV, etc., and then handle each issue in turn. The level of detail will probably depend. I don't think we need to do an audit but some idea of where the money is going in some detail would be helpful.

[Cincinnatus]

I'll try to come up with some drought relief numbers tonight if I get a chance or surely tomorrow.

When we're set, I think this should take the structure of I, II, III, IV, etc., and then handle each issue in turn. The level of detail will probably depend. I don't think we need to do an audit but some idea of where the money is going in some detail would be helpful.

Yeah, I think that structure will be fine.  The amount of detail is going to depend on how exactly we're allocating this money.  If you want to work on a rough draft through PMs or other means with oakvale, myself, both, ect, we can do that. 

[DemPGH]

IRL, California allocated 687 million dollars for drought relief.

So, I'll propose 1.5 billion dollars for drought relief - vegetable, animal, water, food, and instruction on ways to conserve water all appear to be useful expenditures. Sound reasonable?

I'll be PMing a couple people in infrastructure.

[Cincinnatus]

This committee will begin the finalization process of the Pacific regions stimulus outline tomorrow.  A joint deliberation must be reached within the month.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Let's get to it. I'm interested to see the progress being made here. I'm happy with what the governor and legislature are doing. Good work, guys!

[DemPGH]

I'm going to edit it all together into one post tomorrow morning, but it's all there. When we're done, the Pacific will be a beacon for small business, infrastructure improvements, and a shining example of technological and scientific innovation!

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I can't wait to award you all an Atlasian gold star for your hard work.

[Cincinnatus]

I can't wait to award you all an Atlasian gold star for your hard work.

Funny, you said the same thing when I agreed to bottom.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I can't wait to award you all an Atlasian gold star for your hard work.

Funny, you said the same thing when I agreed to bottom.

Just wait, I have tons of stars to toss around, just like the dollars you toss at strippers every Saturday night...

[Cincinnatus]

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This is the Pacific proposal.  Let's get moving on this so we can sign off within the next couple days.