NationStates Jolt Archive

The Issue

A group of prominent business identities has proposed privatizing Citrisonia's beaches.

The Debate

1. "Have you been to the beach lately? It's disgusting," says company spokesperson Lars Christmas. "There's litter, there's teenagers smoking, and there are people enjoying themselves without paying for it. Let the private sector in on this, and Citrisonia's beaches will be the talk of the region! And a nice little earner, too."

2. "Whoa, whoa, we're privatizing beaches now?" says local campaigner Dave Rifkin. "These are public spaces! All Citrisonia's citizens have a right to enjoy them, not just the well-off. Yes, we should improve the quality of our beaches, but handing them over to the money-grabbers is not the right way to do it. The right way to do it is to boost government spending by increasing taxes."


Would choosing option 1 hurt my environment?

The first option helps capitalism, so it is a poor choice. It's ultimately up to you, though.

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Kûk‡xenisi n!ok‡x'osi xno-k‡xek‡emi.-The state only exists to serve itself.
"Oppose excessive military spending, yet believe in excessive spending on junk food and plastic surgery to make all your women look like LARDASSES!"-Sino, when I criticized excessive military spending.
http://www.sulucas.com/images/steatopygia.jpg
I'm male. Note the pic of attractive women.

No, it does not hurt the environment.

Option 1 will help the environment and your economy.

Option 2 has the government "attempting" to do this but your taxes go up. I don't know if your environment is actually helped by option 2.

I've done both and I get better environmental commentary after taking option 1.

The first option helps capitalism, so it is a poor choice. It's ultimately up to you, though.

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Kûk‡xenisi n!ok‡x'osi xno-k‡xek‡emi.-The state only exists to serve itself.
"Oppose excessive military spending, yet believe in excessive spending on junk food and plastic surgery to make all your women look like LARDASSES!"-Sino, when I criticized excessive military spending.
http://www.sulucas.com/images/steatopygia.jpg
I'm male. Note the pic of attractive women.

*cough*

*biased advice*