The Office of Former President & Senator Polnut - Deregistration

[Yelnoc]

** Any attempt to wander off into tangent will force me to close this thread **

In response to the question on actual policy from the SoIA....

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As Marokai pointed out there seems to be some issues about the exact responsibilities of the SoIA and the GM, in many ways they do perform similar tasks. 

My preference would be to place most overarching domestic authority in the SoIA and place specific responsibility for economics in that sub-Cabinet official.

As I said before the original thread turned into a combination of petty bitch and fish-slapping, I said that my key game reform goal  is to ensure the authority granted to Cabinet officials actually reflect their roles and better target those Cabinet roles.

I will be making those proposals public shortly.

I honestly think the GM should be the one that sets events in the game.  If the SoIA and SoEA want to react on their own to real world events, they should be able to... but it shouldn't be up to the SoIA or SoEA to come up with events... otherwise an SoIA could just come up with events that make him look good for future election potential.

Let the game making be done by the GM and let the SoIA and SoEA work like the Interior and State departments in real life.

I never thought about it that way.  Hmm...

I suppose I've blown up too much stuff for that. 

In response to Polnut, I do agree there is some overlap.  Badger and I have worked out a system whereby I mostly control events and other stuff related to the regions while he handles major federal stuff and introduces "big events."  My main concern is that creating another cabinet official with a focus that the SoIA and GM already share could actually make matters worse.  But, I'll wait and read your proposal before making a judgement.

[Yelnoc]

For the record, anyone who thinks taxes = socialism is a fool, plain and simple.

[Yelnoc]

If elected, would you withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan?  If so, on what time table?

[Yelnoc]

I'm not sure if keeping the troops in Afghanistan until 2012 have any sense. Our involvement here won't bring any results anyway.

It's for logistical reasons, but as I said, I will act on military advice, but 2012 is the latest I will accept.

Personally, I'd like to see something substantive from the GM about what's been going on for the past seven years in Iraq and Afghanistan before we make any specific plans. The international situation in the Atlasia-verse could easily be very different from RL.

This would be helpful, to determine a more detailed policy on that front.

That's down the line.  I could really use a SoIA to help with the workload that this budget situation has turned out to be.  Who do you have in mind for SoIA (and any other cabinet positions you might like to share)?

[Yelnoc]

Mr. President, are you aware that if current trends hold, within ten ["budget updates," I'm going to guess Marokai means months] the budget will be balanced?

[Yelnoc]

*intrigued*

[Yelnoc]

Get out of retirement already! Run for something.

[Yelnoc]

Polnut for Senate!

[Yelnoc]

Looking forward to seeing you in the Senate.

[Yelnoc]

Looking forward to seeing you in the Senate.

ps... I'm in the Senate now

Huh?