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Fair enough. I would like to point out the whole 'variety of food' thing was more for the slave stock. A well roundedly fed pig or cow is a well rounded pig or cow and thus good eating. 


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Party Name: The Union of Industrial Harmony (UIH)

Leader: (To be announced later)

Overview: The Union of Industrial Harmony is made up of individuals that believe that the root cause of the current food shortages (as well as almost all of the other problems plaguing the nation of Uskary at this point in time) is the fact that Uskary is in serious need of modernization in almost all walks of life. The food crisis might have been brought to a head by the ravages of the war but one cannot deny that the lack of investment into modern farming equipment and techniques (as well as an effective method of transporting said produce over long distances so that it wouldn't spoil before arrival) over a long period of time had ensured that the farms would have been struggling to supply the nation with food even if they had been operating at peak performance.

The outdated and almost completely worthless state of Uskary's military equipment when compared to the weapons employed during the war by the powers fighting over Uskary's resources can also be seen as a prime contributor as to the current series of crises; After all, if Uskary had possessed a well trained and equipped military to begin with, their nation wouldn't have been ravaged so badly and they wouldn't be suffering a food crisis right now... or at least, not as bad of one.

The UIH intend to improve the infrastructure of Uskary across the board by first industrializing and modernizing resource collection and production so that it can start trading with other nations in order to pull in the resources required to improve Uskary's infrastructure as a whole to make the country as self reliant and strong as possible, as well as repairing the damages caused by the war as much as possible.

After much debate between its members, the UIH came to an acceptable compromise in relation to how to handle the economy and the market. While the government will control several companies and control public services, private enterprises and businesses will be free to be started, operate and grow outside of government control. However these businesses will be regulated under government oversight to ensure that they are run honestly in order to prevent accidentally creating a crippling financial crisis.   

Stance on the Harvest: The long term plan is to modernize farming techniques and equipment so that the live stock can produce a lot more food (and a larger variety of food) at a lot less effort, improving their lives and improving the yields of the harvest greatly in one stroke. Short term, the plan is to use the profits of industry and trade to import food from other nations in order to take off some of the burden.

While the UIH is fully confident in the strength of their short term plan, off the record there have been discussions about what to do in the event that trading falls short or doesn't bring in enough food to help stabilize the situation. While there is nothing that has been considered as more then just a suggestion to be discussed, the possibility of updating the military with better equipment and training so that it can launch covert raids into neighboring nations to help fill up the nation's bellies does have its appeal...        

Desired Government: Authoritarian Democracy. The first concern of a government should be the safety and welfare of its people, but people should also be allowed to have their say in how they wish their country to be run via elected officials every couple of years. However, due to the complex nature of global politics and the fact that those that the government serves often times cannot tell the difference between a need and a want, the government should have the ability and power to make the tough, unpopular calls in the name of stability and prosperity for the nation.      
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