@Cornuthaum, my opinion on the steel trade option differs
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Fully Rework
Mechanically:
Temporary reduction of our industry; temporary gains in money(SoL) and production assets (TIC). Ally pleased, laissez-faire liberals pleased. Urbanites displeased.
Narratively: Collapses the
smaller steel- and iron-producing companies that are starting up in the crib. Creates discontent amongst the factory workers (= the urbanites) because their factories close. We gain access to
better quality steel for a decade.
Why we need this:
It immediately gives us the benefit of large supplies of high quality steel without the chemistry research. We need the better steel for many things including railroads, the quicker we get it the better. Currently we import better steel due to our inability to produce it, but at major costs and so in only small amounts.
Our Crown Corporations will continue to produce massive amounts of cheap (due to much less transport costs and gov ownership) lower quality steel. Once we have caught up technologically, our domestic steel industry will outcompete other nations in our own market.
The Sketch are slowly driving the Kielmyr out of the steel trade, this will prevent that. We are already buying much from the Sketch, we do not want to start relying on them for steel too.
While our steel industry will contract in the short term, the rest of our economy will be improved significantly. The net employment and economic growth will be much greater with this choice.
Why not vote for this:
It is the most costly option, -1 IC and -1 PW
