Kalistani Major History

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Bennots makes first Major Address
"Republic is a mess" Party Speaker concludes
Kaliburg, Ananto
November 6, 5146


Majority Leader Bennots speaks from her seat in the National Assemby and presents dismal overview of State of the Republic

"Too long have the responsible people of this Republic let our nation slide into the ditch," said Majority Leader Nadine Bennots to a packed National Assembly, which convened today for the first time in 10 years. "Following the disappearance of the Socialists, the economy went into a nose dive and has been on autopilot. Stagflation is the rule of the game in Kalistan now."

The mix of neglect from the National Government and left over zero growth policies of the Socialists, have created a situation where prices are rising far more rapidly than standards of living. "The socialist policy of zero growth is fine if the economy is carefully tended to ensure that supply meets demand. But when you leave it up to the market, government policy which discourages investment and growth is quickly outpaced by greed of individuals, who take the opportunity to spread their vice like a bacteria taking over a host. In essence, the Republic has caught a bad cold, but there hasn't been anyone here to administer it the necessary doses of antibiotics for a decade. Combining that situation with the nonsense of the Communists just compounded the issues."

The new Leader of the Governing Party said that Kalistan would take a gradual approach to alleviate the dramatic price increases. "First of all this liberal notion of letting the market decide prices is a complete fraud from the word go. Our government will begin reinstituting economic nationalism, which will slowly implement price controls, and selective nationalization of those industries who see that as a signal to cut production under demand to protect their profitability. The mismatch between supply and demand is merely part of the problem, but the consumers are not going to bear the brunt of this neglect on the part of the government."

Bennots also noted that trade ties with Lourenne remain vital: "As they recover from their own troubled period, we expect to see a return to trade inflows which will alleviate pressures on domestic producers and allow prices inflation to slowly come down. The next couple years will be hard, but help is on the way."

Bennots has not become Premier of the Republic, because the Communists have abolished a separate Head of Government, and combined them in the office of the President. "The Communist Agenda," Bennots said. "The gift that keeps on giving."