Likatonia

[Louis]

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After her stunning electoral victory, President Fitzgerald has begun what many are calling a "generational reform package" that is set to transform Likatonia into a modern, independent nation. Many parts of the nation are still dealing with the effects of war. Citizens have limited access to food, jobs, and education. With mounting pressure on Fitzgerald to reform the state, she called on members of the cabinet this morning to discuss what she is calling the "Holistic Outreach for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) Bill". President Fitzgerald stated that the plan encompasses several aspects of sociopolitical re-engineering and mixed-market economics to create a new future for all Likatonians. The plan, in its infancy, calls for the reorganization of Likatonia's states. Instead of five overly inflated centralized states, the bill would create thirty new decentralized "regions", each with its own local government and local services. The thirty new states would be a part of Likatonia's future electoral system, a first-past-the-post electoral system. Once federalization is underway, Congress would then fund all thirty regions based on their needs. Funding would be focused on building homes, funding public services, ensuring educational curriculums are updated, and establishing a proper social safety net for all Likatonians. 

Fitzgerald's HOPE Bill would ensure that there is a major response to Likatonian needs everywhere, not just those located in a large metro areas and cities. Several farmers and those in the logging industries have felt the impacts of an inactive government and the post-effects of an idiotic war. Fitzgerald's plan aims to reach out to those in rural areas just as much as those in cities. Urban areas are not in a prosperous spot either despite its saturation in the Likatonian economy.  The Minister of Commerce, Dr. Davis Pryor, came to the cabinet meeting with a report stating that most businesses in Likatonia are suffering, with only 54% of all businesses reporting a "stable" situation. Pryor stated that most businesses would need a large helping hand and a stimulated consumerist base to begin to see positive gains. Fitzgerald's team has eyed the use of a stimulus package in the HOPE bill to help the private sector take off as Congress works on creating a solid base for welfare in the nation. Economists have abandoned all speculation of the HOPE Bill and have assumed that the bill, even in its lowest capacity, will help uplift the desperate Likatonian economy, which has not seen any activity for decades. 

Fitzgerald and her cabinet are hoping that the federalization of Likatonia and the creation of new state institutions to kickstart the welfare state will be a good starting point for the renovation of the country. While there are several other needs such as dated  infrastructure and an isolationist foreign policy, Fitzgerald believes that the HOPE bill is just the first in many other legislative proposals that she plans to address in her first administration. "Our plan is to reach as many people as possible and organize this country into something we can all be proud of. Our interests are no longer in Artania or supporting petty, fart-right dictatorships. We are focused on a new future where all Likatonian's deserve a safe, healthy place to live while also aspiring to be members of a great society."
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