Hey! I just finished my NS. Should I post it in here first for approval or do I just put it in the character section?
Hey! I just finished my NS. Should I post it in here first for approval or do I just put it in the character section?
Romania could have a cool storyarch dealing with the territory they lost to the Austrians. Lot of nationalist stuff could brew up down there. And although a bit strange, they could even lead the Balkan resistance to Austrian occupation. Take advantage of the fact that many of the minorities in the empire are probably longing for independence and reunification.
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Thats currently happening for Romania since they took Transylvania back during the Civil War. Ethnic Romanians still outside are pushing for full reunification and withdrawl from the Federation, which they see as Austrian-dominated still
And so we don't suffer the inevitable OOC chat death, I have initiated IC posting.
Use stripes for unincorporated puppet states goddamn it
Germany looks hideous
Germany looks like it blew its brains out
Aaron please
@Dinh AaronMk
As you're the great communist pubah in these parts...
I'm thinking of having the Netherlands adopt a social-ish economy after a popular revolution.
My idea is that corporations are retained but the ownership and management of said corporations is entrusted to employees. This way an existing company would still operate for profit, but would equally distribute that profit among its employees. Ceos and executives would be elected from the workers by the workers to manage these companies. State regulation would ensure this equal distribution of profit. Small businesses would be managed the same way, but on a smaller scale.
Investment in enterprise would be permitted on a personal basis, usually through the formation of investment blocs that would pool individual capital. Investors in a company would be honorary employees of that company and thus would be entitled to its shared profits alongside their own companies.
Financial and strategic institutions would be nationalized and managed by a central bureaucracy composed of party leaders. Workers in these industries would be fairly compensated for their labour as deemed appropriate by party officials.
Politically this new quasi socialist state would believe in revolution and equality, but would retain the colonies while acting to develop them and instill a sense of shared nationality.
Obviously there would be some limited inequality as successful investors would receive double or more income in shared profits, but this would be considered a fair reward for prudent decision making. The more successful Dutch industries the better!
The real corruption would be in state owned enterprise, as compensation would be set by the state. Most members of the party would employed by its enterprise.
Thoughts? It's just a rough idea at the moment so feel free to offer suggestions and ooc/ic insights regarding the rp.
@Dinh AaronMk
As you're the great communist pubah in these parts...
I'm thinking of having the Netherlands adopt a social-ish economy after a popular revolution.
My idea is that corporations are retained but the ownership and management of said corporations is entrusted to employees. This way an existing company would still operate for profit, but would equally distribute that profit among its employees. Ceos and executives would be elected from the workers by the workers to manage these companies. State regulation would ensure this equal distribution of profit. Small businesses would be managed the same way, but on a smaller scale.
Investment in enterprise would be permitted on a personal basis, usually through the formation of investment blocs that would pool individual capital. Investors in a company would be honorary employees of that company and thus would be entitled to its shared profits alongside their own companies.
Financial and strategic institutions would be nationalized and managed by a central bureaucracy composed of party leaders. Workers in these industries would be fairly compensated for their labour as deemed appropriate by party officials.
Politically this new quasi socialist state would believe in revolution and equality, but would retain the colonies while acting to develop them and instill a sense of shared nationality.
Obviously there would be some limited inequality as successful investors would receive double or more income in shared profits, but this would be considered a fair reward for prudent decision making. The more successful Dutch industries the better!
The real corruption would be in state owned enterprise, as compensation would be set by the state. Most members of the party would employed by its enterprise.
Thoughts? It's just a rough idea at the moment so feel free to offer suggestions and ooc/ic insights regarding the rp.
@Dinh AaronMk
Sweet, I'll fiddle with things a bit given the suggestions.
As for banks, I honestly don't know enough about them and their operation to reorganize them. I imagine they'd be nationalized and subjected to regulation, but would otherwise operate much as they would in a normal market. While personal investment coops would be powerful enough to promote new business, I doubt they could finance large business endeavors. Banks holding accounts, charging interest, and offering loans seems necessary. The government would be the primary profiteer from interest on loans.
That said, the debt of a company or coop would be the responsibility of its workers in such a system. Perhaps if a debt is untenable interest could be set to zero?
Banks are the hard part. I'll probably think on it a bit more and work on the sheet. In any case there's going to be a staunchly market socialist Netherlands out and about.