Diving for Dollars
Western Navascuez
30-12-2003, 18:23
How badly does option 2 mess up the environment, drastically or slightly?
Don't go easy on capitalism!
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HC Eredivisie
30-12-2003, 19:56
Post the issue.
uhm, it's in the list with issues.
Western Navascuez
31-12-2003, 01:41
My fault, posting the issue slipped my mind. I always go capitalist on most issues but I also like preserving my environment, not sure what to do here
The Issue
Divers from a local scuba club have discovered an enormous underwater gold deposit that could be worth billions of @@CURRENCY@@s in one of @@NAME@@'s lakes. It has also caused a huge debate over who should be allowed to plunder the goods.
The Debate
1. @@RANDOMNAME@@, a cabinet member, would like the government to seize the deposit. "This is an excellent time to boost @@NAME@@'s economy and increase our foreign trade with other countries! Who cares about the people that discovered the deposit? They've done their country a great favor and should let us have the money!"
2. @@RANDOMNAME@@, a civil rights activist, vehemently disagrees. "The deposit was found by private citizens and it should be their choice of what to do with the gold. If the government goes around stealing what is rightfully ours, then I shudder to think I live in such a corrupt country. These people discovered the gold, it's now their time to get rich! Nevermind the fact they were diving in a lake on government property!"
3. "We should do what now?" Environmentalist @@RANDOMNAME@@ exclaims. "Do you have any idea how damaging it would be to the environment to mine the gold under that lake? Think of all the aquatic life that would be disrupted or destroyed! Think of how an otherwise pristine lake view would be ruined! Forget the gold and keep those money-grubbing pigs away from nature!"
Western Navascuez
31-12-2003, 01:43
My fault, posting the issue slipped my mind. I always go capitalist on most issues but I also like preserving my environment, not sure what to do here
The Issue
Divers from a local scuba club have discovered an enormous underwater gold deposit that could be worth billions of @@CURRENCY@@s in one of @@NAME@@'s lakes. It has also caused a huge debate over who should be allowed to plunder the goods.
The Debate
1. @@RANDOMNAME@@, a cabinet member, would like the government to seize the deposit. "This is an excellent time to boost @@NAME@@'s economy and increase our foreign trade with other countries! Who cares about the people that discovered the deposit? They've done their country a great favor and should let us have the money!"
2. @@RANDOMNAME@@, a civil rights activist, vehemently disagrees. "The deposit was found by private citizens and it should be their choice of what to do with the gold. If the government goes around stealing what is rightfully ours, then I shudder to think I live in such a corrupt country. These people discovered the gold, it's now their time to get rich! Nevermind the fact they were diving in a lake on government property!"
3. "We should do what now?" Environmentalist @@RANDOMNAME@@ exclaims. "Do you have any idea how damaging it would be to the environment to mine the gold under that lake? Think of all the aquatic life that would be disrupted or destroyed! Think of how an otherwise pristine lake view would be ruined! Forget the gold and keep those money-grubbing pigs away from nature!"
Rational Self Interest
31-12-2003, 05:03
Option 3 doesn't hurt your economy much if it's already doing ok (I haven't tried it on a collapsing economy yet). If your economy is in the tank, or you don't want to take a one-level hit, save this issue for later when you can afford to restore your environment.
Option 1 will trash your political freedoms. Don't ask me why, I didn't write it.
Western Navascuez
31-12-2003, 05:47
The issue wen't through before I got back online, I already chose option 2. It doesn't do much of anything to my economy (Powerhouse), civil rights (Some) or political freedoms (World Benchmark), and the blurb only says "citizens regularly dig for gold in their backyards" or something like that.