NationStates Jolt Archive

This is my new issue for today. I am on a quest to build a
Scandinavian Paradise here. Given that in RL, I live in Sweden,
you might think that this is less hard for me than others. :D

But I have a problem with this issue, which talks about banning
capitalism. Is Capitalism banned in Sweden? The answer you
get around here depends on who you ask.

Socialdemokraterna (who run the country):

'Yes, yes, of course we're a Socialist country!'


Moderaterna (what passes for right wing here, who wish they did):

'Capitalism banned? Oh goodness no. Just look at Ericsson!'


Vänsterpartiet (the far left, who only dream of ruling):

'We're looking at Ericsson. Capitalism banned? In theory but not , alas, in practice'


Now, given that my economy imploded yesterday, my natural
inclination is to lift some anti-business measures. But I fear that
this issue might be written by somebody who thinks like
Socialdemokraterna, in which case what I need to do is have
the courage to ban capitalism. Given that I am already
Democratic Socialist now, I am almost certain that banning capitalism
will lead to a Vänsterpartiet dream world, which isn't what I
am trying to build around here.

But does anybody who knows the mind of the issue writer?
I would send them a telegram to ask, but, grumble grumble,
now that I have clicked on a recommendation, I no longer
get to see who suggested this one. This is a misfeature, in
my opinion.

So now I get to ask the world,

Grateful for your consideration,
Jättelagom

Max Barry, the webmaster of this website and author of Jennifer Government, wrote this issue.

If you outlaw capitalism, you'll get an effect along the lines of "all industry is government owned".

If you try to revive capitalism, you'll get an effect along the lines of "the government is attempting to revive a gutted private sector".

I do not know what effect these issues will have on your economy.

If you want to be a Scandinavian Liberal Paradise, then you'll have to have libertarian civil rights, authoritarian economy and centrist political freedoms. I've got this information from http://alces.sel.uaf.edu/gregg/ns/nsmap.html