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Day 616, 4:49
Article #28
I cannot believe that this argument has to be had a second time, America. Regular subscribers (AKA awesome people) are aware that I have made this case before , just a few months ago.
However, it seems that with two proposals before Congress, a decrease in weapon import tax to 3% , and a decrease in the iron import tax to 3% , that are meeting rather stiff resistance (with a 8-7 and a 7-8 vote, respectively, at the time of writing), I feel that the reasons behind this idea needs to be stated, again, as apparently many of our Congressmen are unwilling to do [/b]their jobs[/b] and CHECK. THE. CONGRESSIONAL. FORUMS.
So, why should we decrease the import taxes to 3%? The first question one should ask is why are import taxes on goods we have no excuse to be inefficient in producing at 15%? It is a totally unnecessary tax. It serves no purpose other than protecting people who have no right to be in the marketplace. We have high iron and, therefore, can produce weapons and iron as efficiently as possible. Our businesses have no excuse to not be able to compete against any foreigner that might come. If they cannot compete, it is a sign that they need to get out of the market, not seek a protective import tax from the government.
A 3% import tax is still an adequate protection for any efficient businessmen. If you cannot survive under that, get out of the market. If you are relying on raw material companies of quality 3 or below, you should get out of the market. Period.
To go further, Congress is currently approving of lowering the weapon import tax to 3%, while denying the decrease in iron import taxes. Why? If we are to believe the naysayers, and fall for the sheer folly that is the belief that this will hurt us, why would they undermine the very market they seek to protect? If we are to follow the ideals of the protectionist faction, they believe high import taxes protect American businesses, and low import taxes hurt American businesses. So by their own logic, they seek to hurt American weapon companies, which would, in turn, hurt American iron producers. The internal logic of the current protectionist faction is shaky at best, and downright incomprehensible at worst.
So, let us move onto another argument for keeping import taxes high. New players need to get a start in business somehow. Indeed they do, but why would we seek to achieve this by protecting inefficient business? Inefficient business hurts America. Furthermore, in this regard we need to come to an agreement as a nation. What is more important? Stuff(and through stuff, damage) or gold in our pockets? A lowering of the import tax means that weapons are less expensive for the American consumer, and American workers (who participate in the labor market, not the communers) will be in a better state because of it. If relatively new players want to try their hand at running a company and making profit (which anyone can do, really-provided they have an adequate knowledge of game mechanics), I suggest taking advantage of the Government Loan Program . That is an old article, but there have been no Congressional decisions to stop it, so you should still be able to get a loan
However, there is one last issue that must be discussed. The Congress already approved the decision to do this in the Congressional forums (which every single Congressman should check on a daily basis). If this many Congressmen are against this proposal, why not speak up in the halls of Congress? Could it be that y'all are inactive and can't be bothered to do the job that the American people elected you to do? I sure hope not!
Ultimately, the goal of our government is to maximize our damage potential. Not to line the pockets of individual players with gold. As the great economists of old stated, stuff>gold.
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Sir Hypnotoad
Your friendly neighborhood Secretary of Education
EFFICIENCY!
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