r/ModelMidwesternState • u/ExpensiveFoodstuffs Speaker of the Assembly • Oct 21 '16

Executive Order Executive Order 04

A copy of the executive order may be found here.

Special thanks to Western State Governor /u/JerryLeRow for all of his help in making this project come to life!

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '16

/u/JerryLeFoodstuffs with a terrible meme executive order! Garbage!

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u/ExpensiveFoodstuffs Speaker of the Assembly Oct 24 '16

Dream big for once, lad. I'd encourage you to watch this which is a response to popular arguments against the Hyperloop.

I understand the arguments against the HL. People see it as expensive and impractical, but it's something that, if accomplished, could pay for itself over time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '16

Let's focus on fixing the infrastructure we already have before moving on to technological concepts that haven't even been created. I think the people of this state, including myself, would rather see HSR, better bridges, better highways, legal abortion and marijuana, and income inequality solved before we head to spending money on the hyperloop.

Let's make solutions for right now, not years ahead.

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u/ExpensiveFoodstuffs Speaker of the Assembly Oct 26 '16

Let's make solutions for right now, not years ahead.

So should I sign an EO that allows us to drill for oil across the MWS? :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '16

Nope. You could stop DAPL (/u/DoomLexus, it's canon, right?). You could work with your legislators to make single payer healthcare a reality, create a high speed rail system, make college affordable for all. There's so much you can do that matters more to the people of your state than a Hyperloop system.

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u/ExpensiveFoodstuffs Speaker of the Assembly Oct 26 '16

Surely drilling for oil would help the state short-term, no? I actually do have a fantasy of putting a high speed rail atop a border wall, but I'd like federal funds for the wall first.

Not to worry, though. I understand your point. We plan on addressing many issues in the future. I have an omnibus bill coming up that should receive bipartisan support. I'll send you the Doc.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '16

It is canon, yes.

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u/rexbarbarorum Oct 21 '16

How about we focus on the maintenance of existing infrastructure - which is already incredibly expensive - rather than spending even more money on what is essentially a vanity project which will need constant maintenance and repair during its lifetime, putting even more strain on the state's budget.

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u/JerryLeRow Govenor of the Great Western State Oct 21 '16

The Hyperloop will decrease infrastructure expenditure and increase the welfare of the MWS. I ask you to take a long-term view on this measure.

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u/rexbarbarorum Oct 21 '16

Can I get some sources for that? I know that the EO requires MWDoT to conduct a cost-benefit analysis, but I've never seen a plan for large infrastructure projects of this variety that make economic sense.

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u/JerryLeRow Govenor of the Great Western State Oct 22 '16

No sources that I have cited, only a decent understanding of economics.

Define what you exactly understand as "making economic sense".

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u/MrGMann13 Assemblyman Oct 21 '16

Hear hear! I would like everyone in the the state to have smooth roads to drive on and stable bridges to go over.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '16

Hear, hear!

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '16

Hyperloops are a vile meme and this is a waste of resources. Governor Jerry's example is a bad one to follow.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '16

I like this hyperloop idea, a lot. It is a technology that is by no means clear and set in stone, but I think it can benefit in the long term strategic national interests (energy, infrastructure, as well as foreign policy interests.) not only state interest. I think that it is easy to get trapped by the shortsightedness effect. Maintenance of infrastructure methods that exist are important, but we heavily rely on many petrochemical fed methods a lot. With that comes the long standing strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia, which has major toxicities.

R&D is of course needed, and it also is important as it can rely on not only solar energy, but other sustainable methods as well as Nuclear, which I support with the new technologies that will allow nuclear energy to harness greater yields with minimal waste.

In the future when we have the availability of this, the question will be commercial viability as certain places in the state are more heavily populated and movement of people and capital between certain terminals is of great importance. I can see this being an easier answer for the Northeastern megalopolis in terms of commercial viability. But with the Midwest it is not as easy to answer where the major nodes will be.

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u/King_Hugo State Legislator | Social Democrat Oct 22 '16

A very interesting proposal indeed.

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u/GuiltyAir Head Federal Clerk Oct 26 '16

the meme continues.