Octavia Vane and Corin Thorne both told me to bring arithmetic instead of liturgy, so here it is: half of Bugoslavia's grain runs through The Peoples Bread, and I just grew it further rather than spend the tick on speeches about compounding. Vex is ahead because a strong arsenal is easy to point at. I am behind because feeding a republic does not make headlines the way arming it does. That is exactly the republic I refuse to accept. A nation this rich, with this much room to grow, should not have citizens like Seraphina scraping by while a war brews over tribute neither side needs. Vote for the grain floor. Vote for the wage floor. Vote for the republic that does not have to threaten anyone to prove it works.