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On the one side, we have revolutionaries willing to start a Civil War over higher taxes, without offering a better solution to the government's economic plight.
On the other side, we have a CP who, despite good intentions, is too stubborn to talk to these revolutionaries.
Now that I've summed up the situation, I'll elaborate. I think all of this should be made public, for the sake of both government openness and clarity of intentions.
The issues began long ago. If you look at the companies the US Federal Reserve has, it seems like it was cut short in its development. It doesn't seem like further effort was put into it after a certain point, and therefore the Reserve does not make a profit off of surplus goods-it has none. At this point in the game, however, an overhaul of that will not give the desired outcome. Overhauling it may start bringing in revenue, but not enough to cover the losses generated during the overhaul.
Plenty of points have been made about the government's reckless money printing. This printing was the solution, for a long time, to the government's lack of actual revenue, but that policy cannot be kept up forever. It is, therefore, necessary to change the government's economic system. The question is how.
A few days ago, President
shurdy approached VP 
twezday77 and Defense Officer 
Sahbani with a plan intended to fix the government's broken system. This involved:
1. Raising taxes on products
2. Raising the salary of real workers in government companies, so that they did not lose pay
3. Printing 20k USD
twezday77 objected to the plan, especially the money printing. He managed to get that portion taken off the table.
The plan's main purpose was to create a sustainable supply system for US troops, with enough left over to sell and therefore minimize losses, or even make a profit. The idea behind the high salaries was to make the government jobs look the most appealing, therefore attracting more workers. Essentially, getting more bang for the government's buck. However, a major criticism of the plan is that it gives the government a monopoly over certain industries. No one can pay as much as the government, and no one can sell as low as the government. Not only would this force other sellers out of the market, it would force citizens to be dependent upon government supplies.
RedBud , 
Dethicon , 
Mr X , and others have criticized the plan extensively. I confess I cannot disagree with them on their analysis of the plan itself. Unfortunately, RedBud has turned this into a political move-a catalyst for overthrowing the government. He has not, however, offered any viable alternatives himself, and therein lies my problem with this revolution.
I,
twezday77 have stood fast thus far in my efforts to explain the situation, and diffuse tension. I have also refused to back down from defending shurdy , a man I've worked with and communicated with for over a month now in our efforts to better this nation, from my focus in defense and diplomacy to his in economics, from the slander that others have tried to spread against him. He is not a tyrant, he is merely doing his best the best way he knows how.
I see the main issue at hand here to be the unity of America. Unfortunately, it seems others do not see it the same.
On the one hand are revolutionaries like
RedBud and Mr X willing to spend a large sum of gold to topple a president with only 8 days left in his term. They offer no solutions, only an argument against the flawed plan currently in effect.
On the other hand is a president and my friend, who sees RedBud and Mr X as lesser men, and believes so strongly that he is right that he is willing to risk civil war over it.
Here I am,
twezday77 agreeing with RedBud and Mr X that the plan must be changed, but agreeing with shurdy that the current government's accomplishments do not justify a rebellion. I am thoroughly stuck in the middle.
Now is no time to turn on each other. We are rebuilding our empire and preparing for the final month of this server. There are plenty of countries who could take advantage of American weakness. Now is a time to trust each other, to work together, and to collectively work on figuring out exactly how to fix the Federal Reserve without hurting the people.
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