posting.php?mode=quote&f=49&p=38044&sid ... b404211d13Anathelus wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:45 pm Multiple ideas to expand the otherwise limited and linear government function.
Imagine instead of just "government" owning the media companies, the government creates a subsidiary as we would.
Now imagine subsequent organisations owned by the government keeping it propped up. As opposed to running bankrupt, issuing bonds, defaulting on the bonds, issuing more, upping taxes, causing people to leave, lowing tax revenue, defaulting on bonds again and finally declaring bankrupcy. Being mayor is a poisoned chalice for sure, impossible to hold without artificially propping up your government by buying the land with your companies which goes to the govt.
I am also much for the idea of govt holdings companies, or better yet govt ownership in player companies, however the govt plays aggressively/passively based off of a simple setting I'm sure can be implemented (government focus on expansion)
Additionally the legal powers of the government should be expanded, certain legal policies, and a central bank should be included, with more stringent laws on banking and insurance.
This would greatly expand the scope of the game, and govt ownership means more competant management but more bureacracy. Exactly what this kind of game is about!
I am here to expand on this and to further propel this idea into the discussion as the original poster has not seemed to be active I will take the lead.
I have added the initial post here for context and to expand the idea. The above link will let you view other responses.
Whether the route to this new gameplay is either through the current mayoral system we have or whether we create a new "Central" government that governs all the cities with some very base policies such as tax, or social investment being dictated by central and the mayors only having smaller control over the city.
Example -
Income Tax -
Is set at for example 15%-20% by central, and Mayors only get to choose between that scale
Investment in Housing, health, security etc could possibly be done centrally or devolved to mayors but with limits as above explained
What is capitalism without government bureaucracy to battle against.
In the same sense we can have the corporations lobby the governments
Governments can own either directly or through subsidiary companies, different industries such as housing, commercial, banking, digital etc.
The government could also start to take control of the central bank setting new rates.
These new roles can be opened through a Presidential role, same as mayors who get elected president can be also elected.
But also winning the presidency will be a fun factor, maybe needing to get popular votes across majority of cities before being president, as a obstacle to make it more difficult?
Some powers of the "presidency" may be the national immigration cap, instead if city based limit, it is capped or uncapped at the national level and cities could instead compete for population increases.
May be presidential power to change interest rates (within scope, as in capped at a -/+3% change to avoid destroying economies.
Presidential housing, education, health programs, that fund these things, in a sort of anti-private movement.
For profit prisons opened as part of presidential features? another commodity for companies to trade
These are starters, and Contributions to different ideas or extra ideas are welcome.
