NationStates Jolt Archive

Kinda goes like this,

The national stock market lost 600 points today, an all time high. Your advisors have gathered around you.

1) <advisors name> suggests massive economic aid to the populace. He says work projects to eliminate unemployment should be undertaken immediately.

2) <advisors name> says money should be funneled into national industries. This would allow the companies to recover.

3) <advisors name> says capitalism should be abolished and that such behavior would make it so no stock market crashes occur again.

4) General <advisors name> says that a war should be started to jump start the economy. This would halt any depression in its tracks.




Thankys

OK, I'm not qute sure I catch your drift here, but are you sugesting that an issue be written about the stock market?

yes, and about what action the government might take. this is kinda like how the government might handle an all out crash.

I already wrote one a week or two ago. Didn't include the 4th Option, though.

It sounds okay... But it needs a nationstates touch ;)
Right now, it sounds too impersonal :?

Economy is about to die. Needs food badly.

Sorry about that, couldn't help myself. Anyways, here's my attempt at writing it out in a NS worthy manner.




Title: It's Raining Men...

Description: After devastating losses in the @@NAME@@ Stock Exchange, panic has spread through the nation.

Validity: Valid only for nations who's economy is "fair" or lower.

Options:

[option]"You have to do something!" Screams @@RANDOMNAME@@ from a precarious ledge on a skyscraper. "With all the taxes you take there's gotta be money for public aid. Make us work for it or give out for free, it doesn't matter, just let our families eat!" Later questions were impossible as he was shoved from the ledge by the impatient masses of other investors hoping to imitate the stocks they had bought.
[effect]massive government-funded construction projects are springing up across @@NAME@@ to combat the recent economic crisis.
[stats]economy increases a little, size of government increases dramatically, government spending increases for commerce and social welfare while all other programs suffer a dramatic reduction of funds.

[option]@@RANDOMNAME@@, CEO of @@NAME@@s largest @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ corporation had this to say from outside the national stock exchange, "What, give the money directly to the populace, are you crazy? How's the private sector supposed to recover if all the companies are broke? Give us a massive influx of funding, and I assure you we can pull the nation out of, AAHHHHH!!!!" He was unavailable for further comment after being killed by a falling investor.
[effect]struggling companies are given massive amounts of government assistance
[stats]government becomes more pro-business and commerce becomes it's primary interest, all other government programs see their budgets reduced to almost zero, moderate boost to the economy and economic freedoms.

[option] @@RANDOMNAME@@, leader of the Communism For @@NAME@@ party had other suggestions. "It's entirely the fault of those capitalist pigs that this crash happened in the first place. I say we use this opportunity to get rid of the private sector altogether and replace it with some more fair and stable. Besides, everyone knows Communist countries are, AAAHHHHH!"
[effect]the government frequently switches economic strategies in response to fluctuations in the stock market
[stats]private enterprise becomes outlawed, political and economic freedoms crash,

[option]Finally, there's five-star general @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Let's face the facts, wars are good for pulling out of a depression, and the bigger the war the better and faster it'll work! The only way to wage a large enough war is to start attacking every country in @@REGION@@ and take over! We'll not only get the economy back on track, but we can finally put an end to those tin-pot dictatorships and leaky boatloads of refugees!"
[effect]the country is preparing for a massive and suicidal war against @@REGION@@
[stats]slight boost to the economy, military and law and order spending get a massive boost, all other funding zeros out, taxes increase

Wouldn't -600 points be an all time LOW?

So should I get my sorry, talentless ass out of issue writing, is it meerely OK, did anyone, through chance or severe head trauma actualy like it?

Or should I stop asking questions and simply admit this is a blatent bump.

And loosing 600 points would be an all-time high(ie, the biggest number of points lost in a single day) so that's correct, though I can see why there'd be some confusion. If the value of the stockmarket though went all the way down to a certian point then it could be an all time low if the market was worse now than when it was first established.

I think that option 3 should not decrease political freedoms that much, if it decreases them at all.

Economy is about to die. Needs food badly.

Sorry about that, couldn't help myself. Anyways, here's my attempt at writing it out in a NS worthy manner.




Title: It's Raining Men...

Description: After devastating losses in the @@NAME@@ Stock Exchange, panic has spread through the nation.

Validity: Valid only for nations who's economy is "fair" or lower.

Options:

[option]"You have to do something!" Screams @@RANDOMNAME@@ from a precarious ledge on a skyscraper. "With all the taxes you take there's gotta be money for public aid. Make us work for it or give out for free, it doesn't matter, just let our families eat!" Later questions were impossible as he was shoved from the ledge by the impatient masses of other investors hoping to imitate the stocks they had bought.
[effect]massive government-funded construction projects are springing up across @@NAME@@ to combat the recent economic crisis.
[stats]economy increases a little, size of government increases dramatically, government spending increases for commerce and social welfare while all other programs suffer a dramatic reduction of funds.

[option]@@RANDOMNAME@@, CEO of @@NAME@@s largest @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ corporation had this to say from outside the national stock exchange, "What, give the money directly to the populace, are you crazy? How's the private sector supposed to recover if all the companies are broke? Give us a massive influx of funding, and I assure you we can pull the nation out of, AAHHHHH!!!!" He was unavailable for further comment after being killed by a falling investor.
[effect]struggling companies are given massive amounts of government assistance
[stats]government becomes more pro-business and commerce becomes it's primary interest, all other government programs see their budgets reduced to almost zero, moderate boost to the economy and economic freedoms.

[option] @@RANDOMNAME@@, leader of the Communism For @@NAME@@ party had other suggestions. "It's entirely the fault of those capitalist pigs that this crash happened in the first place. I say we use this opportunity to get rid of the private sector altogether and replace it with some more fair and stable. Besides, everyone knows Communist countries are, AAAHHHHH!"
[effect]the government frequently switches economic strategies in response to fluctuations in the stock market
[stats]private enterprise becomes outlawed, political and economic freedoms crash,

[option]Finally, there's five-star general @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Let's face the facts, wars are good for pulling out of a depression, and the bigger the war the better and faster it'll work! The only way to wage a large enough war is to start attacking every country in @@REGION@@ and take over! We'll not only get the economy back on track, but we can finally put an end to those tin-pot dictatorships and leaky boatloads of refugees!"
[effect]the country is preparing for a massive and suicidal war against @@REGION@@
[stats]slight boost to the economy, military and law and order spending get a massive boost, all other funding zeros out, taxes increase
i love it!!! especially the title and the bit where it says "as he was shoved from the ledge by the impatient masses of other investors hoping to imitate the stocks they had bought." that is the best issue i've ever seen you've got to send that in!!!