NationStates Jolt Archive

Since a recent report indicated that @@NAME@@ has fewer annual holidays than most of the other nations in @@REGION@@, there has been a growing demand for more holidays.

Validity: All nations.

Options:

[option]"I noticed this growing flap about wanting more holidays," says noted zoologist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I realized that if we have to go through the trouble of having one, we might as well celebrate our beloved @@ANIMAL@@! We take the day off work to do something nice for the local ecology. Let's make the people get involved!"
[effects]a new holiday forces everyone to go out to the woods and think about @@ANIMAL@@s.
[stats]personal freedoms decrease a bit, environment funding increases, tax rate increases a bit, devoutness increases a bit, public apathy decreases, government size increase a bit, environment up, compassion up, commerce down a bit, happiness down a bit

[option]"What we need is like, a holiday to celebrate social equality, brotherhood, and peace, ya know?" says social activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Give people the day to like, spend time together and embrace national brotherhood and stuff. Stop all the hatred and just groove for the whole day... That would be cool."
[effect]a new holiday forces everyone to meet and learn about each other despite being strangers
[stats]social equality way up, happiness down, commerce down a bit, personal freedoms increase a bit, book publishing, pizza delivery, gambling, retail and soda sales sectors increase a bit, government size decreases a bit

[option]@@RANDOMNAME@@, retired social worker and celebrity therapist says, "Really, it won't matter what the holiday is for. All people want is a little break from their jobs. Give them a day for reflection, or even better... a whole week! Give the hardworking people of @@NAME@@ a week off from work and they'll work all the harder when it's over."
[effect]a new holiday gives everyone an entire week off from work
[stats]happiness way up, commerce down, personal freedoms increase a bit, book publishing, pizza delivery, gambling, retail and soda sales sectors increase a bit, government size decreases a bit (so it's balanced, of course)

[option]"These people with their annoying whining," begins your brother. "Why should they get more holidays? They have too many already! We'll get rid of all but one holiday - your day. It'll be like Christmas, only you're the center of attention. That way commerce improves over all, and you remain in the spotlight - right where you should be. We'll even make a governmental bureau to make sure there's no dissention." His eyes glaze over as he twists his moustache.
[effect]a new holiday forces everyone to spend the day exchanging patriotic gifts and praising their national leader
[stats]government size and corruption level up, commerce up, personal freedoms decrease, political freedoms decrease significantly, economy increases, law & order funding increases, all industries increase, public apathy decreases significantly, happiness decreases, compassion decreases, intelligence decreases, tax rate increases

Looks excellent. :idea: Some suggestions for the stats (don't discard yours).

:idea: For the first option, personal freedoms should decrease a bit as people are forced to do something nice for the local ecology. Environment funding should increase, and tax rate should increase a bit. Devoutness should increase a bit, public apathy should decrease and government size should increase a bit as it's more involved in people's lives.

:arrow: So your [stats] should read: personal freedoms decrease a bit, environment funding increases, tax rate increases a bit, devoutness increases a bit, public apathy decreases, government size increase a bit, PLUS your own [stats] you've written above



:idea: For the second option, personal freedoms should decrease a bit as people are forced to befriend strangers. Public apathy should decrease, tax rate should increase a bit, compassion should increase a bit, devoutness should increase a bit, government size should increase a bit.

:arrow: So your [stats] should read: personal freedoms decrease a bit, public apathy decreases, tax rate increases a bit, compassion increases a bit, devoutness increases a bit, government size increases a bit, PLUS your own [stats] you've written above



:idea: For the third option, personal freedoms should increase a bit as people can do what they like. Book publishing, pizza delivery, gambling, retail and soda sales sectors should increase a bit as people indulge themselves during the holidays. Government size should decrease a bit.

:arrow: So your [stats] should read: personal freedoms increase a bit, book publishing, pizza delivery, gambling, retail and soda sales sectors increase a bit, government size decreases a bit, PLUS your own [stats] you've written above



:idea: For the forth option, personal freedoms should decrease, political freedoms should decrease significantly as dissent is outlawed, economy increases as people work harder, law & order funding increases so police can crack down on dissenters, all industries increase as people work longer and harder, public apathy should decrease significantly, happiness should decrease, compassion should decrease, intelligence should decrease as people are no longer permitted to think for themselves, tax rate should increase to maintain government grip on power.

:arrow: So your [stats] should read: personal freedoms decrease, political freedoms decrease significantly, economy increases, law & order funding increases, all industries increase, public apathy decreases significantly, happiness decreases, compassion decreases, intelligence decreases, tax rate increases, PLUS your [stats] you've written above.



Hope this helps you.

Hope this helps you.

Thanks for the encouraging words!

Yes you've been a big help thank you :)

The changes were implemented in the original post.

I think that social equality day should _increase_ the size of
government a bit, and _increase_ personal happiness some.

Also, a week's more holiday, I think, should actually improve
one's economy. In countries with a low number of official days
off, people take time off anyway, and call in sick, etc. . With
regular holidays, business can schedule things more efficiently.
Of course, do this too much, and you see why the Protestant
work ethic is not called the Christian work ethic -- all the Catholics
Saints Days used to be actual holidays. I'm not sure
how one could measure 'how many holidays does a nation
already have', to fiddle this, though. Is stuff like that possible?

I think that nations who are more interested in religion and
spirituality would like to use the extra holiday to promote
religion and spirituality...

Just my two @@CURRENCY@@s,
Jättelagom

Also, a week's more holiday, I think, should actually improve
one's economy.

I disagree. Every time a state, city, or the US government ponder adding even a single holiday, it's always shot down because it would cost too much. All those governmental employees have to be paid.

The 'holiday' effect is not linear. There is a fixed cost associated with
having any holiday at all, and if you just slot in a few days here and
there, it is quite likely that you will not be able to leverage both the
happiness for the people, and the costs.

So what I was proposing was that the week long holiday should
increase efficiency, not any holiday.

Jättelagom

Now this would be interesting to see around! Good one Zuchyria.