New eIndian Congress Passes Poor Policy
Day 523, 18:50
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Published in India 
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by Ambrose Didymus
Editorial
I had hopes that the well thought-out and coherent responses Robert Knotsworth is known for (both in-game and on the eIndian forums) would translate to well thought-out and coherent proposals.
These hopes were dashed today when Robert proposed what can only be described as a puzzling policy change.
The Change
Raise Import Tax of Houses from 20% to 60%
His Reasoning
* We have plenty of housing available in eIndia
* Foreign housing vendors will still sell their product in eIndia at a 60% markup
The Reality
* We have 2 housing companies who have made a total of 0 houses available for sale in eIndia
* We have 0 foreign vendors interested in selling their product in our republik
The Problems
* Why is housing the target of the first proposal? Surely an industry that has only ever seen 1 sale should be one of the last industries that receives interest from congress
* If the purpose of this change was to promote local investment, why wasn't the Income Tax or VAT lowered?
* If foreign vendors aren't interested in selling their product in eIndia with a 20% import tax, why would they ever sell when it is raised to 60%?
* Nine congressman have voted yes to this change.
Conclusion
This proposal will do nothing to boost the local economy, it only makes sure that no foreign housing company will ever sell their products in eIndia. So, in order to get a cheap house, citizens will simply move to another country to purchase one or buy off the black market to avoid taxes all together.
This was not a change to boost the local economy at all, it was a change to raise the already high barriers blocking competition in our marketplace.
Thank you logomaster who is the only member of congress who showed any common sense when discussing this proposal.
I had hopes that the well thought-out and coherent responses Robert Knotsworth is known for (both in-game and on the eIndian forums) would translate to well thought-out and coherent proposals.
These hopes were dashed today when Robert proposed what can only be described as a puzzling policy change.
The Change
Raise Import Tax of Houses from 20% to 60%
His Reasoning
* We have plenty of housing available in eIndia
* Foreign housing vendors will still sell their product in eIndia at a 60% markup
The Reality
* We have 2 housing companies who have made a total of 0 houses available for sale in eIndia
* We have 0 foreign vendors interested in selling their product in our republik
The Problems
* Why is housing the target of the first proposal? Surely an industry that has only ever seen 1 sale should be one of the last industries that receives interest from congress
* If the purpose of this change was to promote local investment, why wasn't the Income Tax or VAT lowered?
* If foreign vendors aren't interested in selling their product in eIndia with a 20% import tax, why would they ever sell when it is raised to 60%?
* Nine congressman have voted yes to this change.
Conclusion
This proposal will do nothing to boost the local economy, it only makes sure that no foreign housing company will ever sell their products in eIndia. So, in order to get a cheap house, citizens will simply move to another country to purchase one or buy off the black market to avoid taxes all together.
This was not a change to boost the local economy at all, it was a change to raise the already high barriers blocking competition in our marketplace.
Thank you logomaster who is the only member of congress who showed any common sense when discussing this proposal.
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Must agree with you, it would appear congress maybe voted following the majority and is not a good sign to come for the rest of the month.
The idea of the senior members of India to allow newer players to run for congress is a unique idea which we hoped would change peoples views that India was run by a set few but desicions like this only reinforce the view that maybe it is best that the people with experience should be making the key desicions.
There is still plenty of time for the congress to make some good choice so come on guys good luck with the next proposal.
Agreed and voted against.
iam very impresed ,keep doing this great job!
if this goes on, I am sad to say that we might have to shift control to the more experienced citizens again.
Could I just interject that I am, first of all, very sorry for not proposing on the forums before in game.
Secondly, I would like to add that, yes, the current situation is that there are no houses on sale in eIndia, and there are two companies with several employees each who will, gradully, produce houses for eIndian citizens.
So as long as there is no desperate need for housing in eIndia which (if I am to judge by the content of previous articles I have read) there is not, I believed that making the market safer for our future was as important for all the industries.
Obviously you completely disagree with this and I am sorry I have uspet you so, but I believe it is best for eIndia.
I would also like to thank IND Holdings for his good luck wish, something I obviously need, and thank you to all for the realisation that maybe I should stop trying to help as I am only making things worse, again.
*belived
*was
we have been negotiating in forums again to bring it back down