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== Ideology and Policies == | == Ideology and Policies == | ||
The National Pact was founded in the 1790s as a Crown Liberal political organization, a somewhat more moderate version of other contemporary liberal movements. Since then, the National Pact has abandoned its more traditional economic and foreign policies in favor of fusionism, including classically liberal economics, an aggressive foreign policy, and socially conservative positions. | The National Pact was founded in the 1790s as a [[Crown Liberal]] political organization, a somewhat more moderate version of other contemporary liberal movements. Since then, the National Pact has abandoned its more traditional economic and foreign policies in favor of {{wp|fusionism}}, including classically liberal economics, an aggressive foreign policy, and socially conservative positions. | ||
=== Constitutional Policy === | |||
The National Pact argues for strict adherence to the system of laws, customs, and institutions known as the [[Constitution of Urcea]], arguing that the democratic institutions under the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] is Urcea's fundamental "great idea" and that the system must be maintained, including the current distribution of executive powers among the [[Procurator]] and [[Chancellor and Temporary President]]. The Pact views itself as largely responsible for the Constitution and the party's central philosophical tenet is its maintenance, both against explicit changes to it as well as what it views as implicit "usurpations" by any one part of the Constitutional system. The Pact believes in strong, but separated and balanced, parts of the [[Government of Urcea]], a position which traditionally meant limitation of the powers of the Apostolic King but increasingly has meant opposing the growth of the powers of the [[Concilium Daoni]] as advocated for by the [[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|Solidarity Party]]. The modern National Pact is divided on the issue of the monarch and particularly the reign of [[Riordan VIII]] as it relates to his power in [[NSTA|his overseas domains]], with traditionalists decrying the King's "excesses" while the mainstream of the party adopting the position that late 20th century monarchs had become too removed from public affairs, opening the door for an increasingly populist public view of the role of the legislature. | |||
=== Economic Policy === | === Economic Policy === | ||
Members of the National Pact believe that free markets and individual achievement are the primary factors behind economic prosperity. Despite pledges to roll back government spending, National Pact administrations have, since the late 1980s, sustained previous levels of government spending. The modern National Pact advocates the theory of supply side economics, which holds that lower tax rates increase economic growth. Many party members oppose higher tax rates for higher earners, which they believe are unfairly targeted at those who create jobs and wealth. They believe private spending is more efficient than government spending. Pact lawmakers have also sought to limit funding for tax enforcement and tax collection. Inversely, the National Pact has put forward several proposals to create a "universal" tax scheme, as they believe the differences in tax structures between provinces, states, and crownlands inhibits the growth of free enterprise and creates confusion for business owners. The National Pact believes, to the extent possible, that the middle class and small business owners are drivers of the economy and must be empowered, both through low taxes and reduced regulation, to ensure national prosperity. | |||
Members of the National Pact believe | Members of the National Pact believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances. They also believe the private sector is more effective in helping the poor through charity than the government is through welfare programs and that social assistance programs often cause government dependency. Specifically, the Pact aims to increase the "range and scope" of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] charity programs while reducing public programs for the same purpose via a policy known as "National-Church Partnership". | ||
====History==== | |||
Historically, the National Pact did not have an official economic platform as it was a political club aimed at increasing the breadth and depth of the [[Constitution of Urcea]]. Within the Pact, many factions formed during the 19th and early 20th centuries with radically different views on economics. The Pact's first platform, adopted in 1840, included a small section on increasing the economic productivity of the nation, but it largely included language urging the implementation of tariffs against members of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] (in keeping with the [[Recess of the Julii]]) and creation of a more robust national railroad system. Only after the [[Second Great War]] did economic considerations enter seriously into the Pact's philosophy, as it began to softly reject the language in Quadragesimo anno as outmoded and "without scientific precedent" while still "lauding the intentions of the Pope" to call for a just economic system. The transformation was gradual, as the mainstream economic classical liberal position did not become the majority position until the party's 1980 platform. | |||
=== Social Policy === | === Social Policy === | ||