NationStates Jolt Archive


How to Reduce Government Waste?

Sunlandairsea
31-12-2005, 19:12
When I look at a NSTracker report on my country 26% of my budget goes to "administration" and a large amount is categorized as "government waste" how do I reduce those amounts?
They seem to have been arbitrarily set, since NONE of the startup questions or the issues I've responded to would have indicated high-levels of government waste.
Darwinnaria
31-12-2005, 21:44
How can you access this report ?
I V Stalin
31-12-2005, 22:25
These are the various NationStates calculators:
http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/
http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php
http://www.sunsetrpg.com/economystatistics.php
http://gusto.jactivism.com/steadystate.htm
http://nstracker.retrogade.com/

NS Tracker is the last one, although I think all of them give figures for where your budget goes.
Ceorana
31-12-2005, 22:48
I am almost certain that according to NStracker, World Benchmark political freedoms gives you 99% gov't waste.
I V Stalin
31-12-2005, 22:51
I am almost certain that according to NStracker, World Benchmark political freedoms gives you 99% gov't waste.
Really? World Benchmark isn't the highest, though, is it? There's a sticky somewhere...maybe Gameplay...that lists them all. Hang on...
EDIT: According to http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8029726&postcount=1
There's 3 levels above WB - Excessive, Widely Abused, and Corrupted (the highest).
Ceorana
01-01-2006, 05:02
Really? World Benchmark isn't the highest, though, is it? There's a sticky somewhere...maybe Gameplay...that lists them all. Hang on...
EDIT: According to http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8029726&postcount=1
There's 3 levels above WB - Excessive, Widely Abused, and Corrupted (the highest).
Yes, but above WB your waste goes up. WB is considered the "best", because above that, it's like you have so much freedom that you sacrafice everything else, including efficiency. I've looked at the formulae for at least the NSeconomy, on which NStracker is based.