Official: Budget?

Method · December 6, 2002, 14:57

how to (if at all) budget our energy?

vote for 1 in each section

Distribute energy equally among regions
Distribute energy among regions based on Population
Distribute energy among regions based on Need
Distribute energy among regions based on mineral production
Distribute energy among regions based on Write-In
Leave a reserve of 50 EC for emergencies
Leave a reserve of 100 EC for emergencies
Leave a reserve of 200 EC for emergencies
Leave a reserve of 300 EC for emergencies
Leave a reserve of 400 EC for emergencies
Leave a reserve of 500 EC for emergencies
Leave a reserve of write-in EC for emergencies
No need for budgeting! Just poll/let the DIA decide on every rushbuild request.
Write-In
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3 days
i hope this one is to your liking

Maniac · December 6, 2002, 15:09

I vote for an energy distribution based on a combination of 1) population, 2) energy production and 3) need. I' d like a permanent reserve of 500 ec, to be increased to 1000 ec when our energy production increases. I also have voted on "Let the DIA decide on a hurry request", more precisely in cases when the factor "3) Need" counts.

Method · December 6, 2002, 15:16

you're making this very difficult for me

Maniac · December 6, 2002, 15:18

Sorry.

GeneralTacticus · December 6, 2002, 21:01

To hell with budgetting. Just approve funds for rushbuilds we need.

Hercules · December 6, 2002, 22:14

Distribute a share of each turns energy production equally to each region, also allocating a share to reserve. In the event of an emergency a region(s) can loan energy to central HQ on the understanding it can draw on the loan at a future date. A region can also loan to other regions.
The idea is for each region to build a fund from each turn. Regional gov can audit account or TKG centrally.

The important thing is to keep energy transfer records. Complicated? A little. Closer to reality? A lot.

To start with all regions get equal share of total energy. New regions coming into existence are allocated this starting amount from turn energy production before further redistribution , either in one go or over agreed turns.

The idea is to have flexibility but also a mechanism for dealing with urgent situations.
In a crisis the DIA can step in and command all energy and issue IOU notes. (Must be officailly posted)

so we initiate the idea of intra regional commerce.

GeneralTacticus · December 6, 2002, 22:32

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The important thing is to keep energy transfer records. Complicated? A little. Closer to reality? A lot.

Do we want to imitate reality here? Reality is messy, complicated and inefficient. Why copy it, when we can do it better here?

Archaic · December 7, 2002, 01:29

Agreed with GT. No reserve (With FM, we'll make more than enough each turn that a reserve will be irrelevant.), no distribution of funds amongst regions, just a central treasury from which funds are approved for rushbuilds as needed. (And if we don't start seeing 1 or 2 rushbuilds a turn, I'd be very suprised.)