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[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

What legislation has the IDS passed that accounts for the low (relative to all the others) unionization rate?

The IDS's right to work law contributes some. A lot of the difference has to do with their being not as much historical importance of labor unions in the region and its industries, and less cultural emphasis on collective action.  The thrifty IDS budget suggests public sector labor unions are not a large factor in the region.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I'll be gone for about a week.   

Please encourage your representatives to pay close attention to recent updates, that our country may be prevented from ruin.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I'll be gone for the next week.

[Donerail]

Could we get some data on which colleges have a student population where >5% of the population are receiving federal student loan assistance?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Could we get some data on which colleges have a student population where >5% of the population are receiving federal student loan assistance?

I'd imagine it's the vast majority of colleges apart from religious vocational schools, for-profit colleges, and a few institutions associated with political conservativism.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

The GM's office would like to wish all Atlasians a wonderful Labor Day weekend.  For those who have some time off of work or school, enjoy your vacation.  For those who have to work, be thankful you have a job. For those without a job, enjoy your free time.

I'm off to play in the woods for a couple days.

[Napoleon]

Have fun!

[Donerail]

Mr. GM, could we get some estimates on how much it would cost to build this network (brown lines from Corpus Christi continue on to the border):



Red, blue, and orange are TGV-esque high-speed rail, while green and brown are conventional intercity rail.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

do you have a figure for the total mileage?

[Donerail]

do you have a figure for the total mileage?

St. Petersburg-Tampa-Lakeland-Orlando-Sebastian-West Palm-Ft. Lauderdale-Miami: 350 miles.
Orlando-Winter Park-Jacksonville-Savannah-Charleston-Fayetteville-Raleigh: 500 miles.
Jacksonville-Macon-Atlanta: 300 miles.
Atlanta-Greenville-Charlotte+Winston-Salem-Greensboro+Raleigh/Durham-Rocky Mount: 340 miles.
Atlanta-Chattanooga: 120 miles.
Atlanta-Birmingham-Tuscaloosa: 210 miles.
Tuscaloosa-Jackson: 180 miles.
Tuscaloosa-New Orleans: 300 miles.
Dallas-San Antonio: 280 miles.
Houston-Austin: 160 miles.
Dallas-Texarkana-Little Rock: 328 miles.
New Orleans-Lafayette-Lake Charles-Beaumont-Houston: 400 miles.

Dallas-Houston is made already and Raleigh-Durham-Greensboro-Charlotte is made.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

How much would this cost?

Immigration Reform Act of 2012

Section 1
•   The Mideast Assembly recognizes that although English is the primary language of the region, there is no official language in the Mideast. 
•   The Mideast government will build English language education and career-services centers in the cities of Baltimore, Chicago (2x), Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Madison, Milwaukee, Nyman DC (2x), Richmond, and St. Louis. These centers will focus on helping first generation immigrants learn English and find jobs so that they can be productive members of Atlasian society.
•   Any first-generation immigrant who passes a region-issued English language exam at one of these centers will be allowed to remain in the region for an additional five years under the guest-worker program described in Section 2, Clause 1 of this bill.

Section 2
•   The Mideast will establish a ten-year guest-worker program through which immigrant workers will be issued special visas that will allow them (along with their nuclear family) to reside in the U.S. as guest workers for a period not to exceed ten years. 
•   During this time, all guest workers and their family are encouraged to work to gain citizenship during this ten-year window

[Barnes]

May I have a cost estimate on this bill?

The Clean Government Act of 2012

1. Beginning July 1, 2013, all publications and official documents published by the Northeast government shall be done so on at least 80% recycled paper.
2. Beginning January 1, 2014, all buildings and vehicles operated by the Northeast government shall be fully powered by clean and renewable "green" energy sources.
3. The Governor shall assemble a task-force to determine the exact form of alternative energy to be used in specific locations around the region to ensure that the .  The task-form shall be required to find the cheapest, most environmentally friendly, and largest job-producing energy option.
4. The task-force shall be composed of no more than twenty-five independent members who shall represent environmental groups, representatives of the executive departments, local business groups, and local citizens.
5. Beginning January 1, 2013, all government buildings shall be required to provide recycling reciprocals in convenient locations for both visitors and workers.
6. The Northeast government shall request an independent agency to conduct an annual review on all government buildings to determine their carbon footprint and environmental impact.   

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Just to put more on your plate, may I have a cost estimate on the DREAM Act?  I took a wild guess and wrote $25 billion on the price tag, but I think we need a realistic estimate.

[Goldwater]

And since you don't already have enough requests, here's another bill we need a cost estimate on.

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[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Can we get an update for the Mideast Budget: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=160600.0

The tax on beer was increased by 10 cents to $0.30/gallon.

Also, The Contest Winnings tax needs to be added in (https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=158291.0) and the Pension Tax (https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=158931.0).

Thanks!

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Mr. GM, could we get an estimate for how much additional revenue would be brought in by the following tax increases and how much they would reduce the debt (projected to be $17.04 billion with the old rates).  The proposed rates are in parentheses, while the old ones are not.  If it's not too much work, it would also be great to see a this broken down by bracket (in addition to the totals, of course).  Thanks

Mideast Income Tax Rate:
0%    $0 - $13,000 (0%)
1%    $13,001 - $40,000 (1%)
1.5%    $40,001 - $100,000 (2%)
2.2%    $100,001 - $180,000 (3.5%)
2.7%    $180,001 - $300,000 (5.5%)
3.25%    $300,001 - $750,000 (6.5%)
4%    $750,001 - $2,750,000 (7.5%)
5%    $2,750,001- $9,999,999 (8.5%)
6.5%   $10,000,000+ (9.75%)
1.5%   Employer conributions to pensions (1.5%)

Mideast Corporate Tax Rate:

0%    $0 - $50,000 (0%)
0.5%    $50,001 - $75,000 (0.5%)
1%    $75,001 - $125,000 (1.2%)
1.5%    $125,001 - $350,000 (1.8%)
2%    $350,001 - $1,000,000 (2.5%)
2.5%    $1,000,001 - $10,000,000 (3.25%)
3.25%    $10,000,001 - $20,000,000 (4.5%)
4%    $20,000,001-$70,000,000 (5.5%)
5%   $70,000,001+ (6.5%)

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Shua, can we please have cost estimates on this legislation and this legisation?  Thank you.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Mr. GM, we're going to need a cost assessment for the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy and how much money the Northeast and Mideast will each need from the Federal government.

[LastVoter]

I would like to know the cost of nationalization of all utility companies in the Region of the South. This includes Gas, water, electricity, sewage, and garbage, also internet and wireless communication systems. I would also like to know how much would it cost to nationalize rail, and if that is possible in one region(seeing as the system is connected), and what kind of options we have available for sharing rail with other rails/existing companies that maybe be using our system for transit.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Mr. GM, we're going to need a cost assessment for the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy and how much money the Northeast and Mideast will each need from the Federal government.

You can request however much you believe is warranted based on RL conditions, and what you want to prioritize in terms of recovery. In terms of the total damage, there is no agreed upon dollar amount at this point, though the most recent estimates come around $50 billion (probably  95% of which is in the NE) in terms of both public and private property, insured and uninsured. 

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Does the South need any money for Hurricane Sandy? I wasn't made aware of this request for money until quite recently.

[Donerail]

     Does the South need any money for Hurricane Sandy? I wasn't made aware of this request for money until quite recently.

Damage was minor in Florida. Sand was washed onto some coastal roads in South Florida, and traffic lights were thrown out of order due to power outages, and of course you had flooding and beach erosion in some areas. Schools and all extracurricular activities were cancelled in Palm Beach/Broward/Dade Counties, as did several schools on the Treasure Coast. In east-central Florida, 1,000 lost power. 20 flights were cancelled at Miami and 13 were cancelled at Ft. Lauderdale. There was also damage to the White Oak Conservation Center in Nassau County, which led to two panthers escaping (they were later recaptured). A Russian electronic intelligence-gathering ship was also granted safe harbor in the commercial port of Jacksonville.

In North Carolina, a state of emergency existed in 24 western counties due to large snowdrifts (up to a foot). 2 feet of water flooded Highway 12 and Ocracoke, while 20 people were stranded on Portsmouth Island. The HMS Bounty sank off the coast of North Carolina as well, and five sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway were shut down.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Does the South need any money for Hurricane Sandy? I wasn't made aware of this request for money until quite recently.

Damage was minor in Florida. Sand was washed onto some coastal roads in South Florida, and traffic lights were thrown out of order due to power outages, and of course you had flooding and beach erosion in some areas. Schools and all extracurricular activities were cancelled in Palm Beach/Broward/Dade Counties, as did several schools on the Treasure Coast. In east-central Florida, 1,000 lost power. 20 flights were cancelled at Miami and 13 were cancelled at Ft. Lauderdale. There was also damage to the White Oak Conservation Center in Nassau County, which led to two panthers escaping (they were later recaptured). A Russian electronic intelligence-gathering ship was also granted safe harbor in the commercial port of Jacksonville.

In North Carolina, a state of emergency existed in 24 western counties due to large snowdrifts (up to a foot). 2 feet of water flooded Highway 12 and Ocracoke, while 20 people were stranded on Portsmouth Island. The HMS Bounty sank off the coast of North Carolina as well, and five sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway were shut down.

     We probably have enough surplus to pass our own bill to take care of it then. 'Tis a tragedy that other regions were not so fortunate as our own.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I've meant to do this before a few times but -  I think it's finally about time I step down. Someone else can probably devote more time to this than I can right now and do at least as well. I plan on transitioning out of the position of GM in the next couple weeks as soon as I wrap up a few things. 

[Poirot]

You have a high approval rating according to the cabinet approval survey. You are leaving on a high note. Thank you for your work.