NationStates Jolt Archive

Just wondering, it seems that with many issues the only way to go without dismissing the issue is somehow expanding government. Is it possible to remain an anarchy without dismissing every issue? Is it possible to return to anarchy?

Take the issue of "Private Lab Holds Immensea's Sick To Ransom" for example. You can:

1) Give government support to a private company - "But if we are to go ahead with the production of this drug, we must get some government support"

2) Socialize healthcare - "I propose that the government subsidises the production of all drugs so everyone can benefit from them, rich or not!"

3) Abolish Medicine - "Now let's end this madness and abolish the production of pharmaceuticals and drugs altogether!"

If you wish to remain an anarchy, I might suggest choosing option three. Options one and two would expand powers of the government, while three would take it farther into anarchy.

But as a rule of thumb, it might be best to ignore all issues exept for those you think would cause your nation to remain anarchistic.

Mind you, it is entirely possible to have an omnipresent government while at the same time being an Anarchy. Anarchies work (in this game) by simply getting rid of any limits on anything, while the size of the government is worked out seperately.

One of my nations, Impending Damnation, is usually a Civil Rights Lovefest but right now is an Anarchy. The government has been omninescent for several months without change. The level of economic freedom in issues determine whether Impending Damnation is an Anarchy or Civil Rights Lovefest. I dismiss about 5 issues. For the "Private Lab Holds Immensea's Sick To Ransom" issue, I chose option 2 because it raises civil rights.

I agree too many issues raise the size of government. I also think they stack if chose the same option when the issue comes up again. Basically I don't think you should have your government size increase for keeping your policies the same.

Yes, but if you think about it, any time you require that some activity in your nation be regulated by the government it means more laws, more government employees (to enforce or to carry out the regulations) and more taxes.

Or at least, that's the way it works in the good ol' US of A unless, like the education legislation popularly known as "No Child Left Behind," it's an unfunded mandate. Then, the federal government doesn't fund it but the states and counties have to scramble to find money.

Not if its a function the government is already doing.

My problem is that if I get an issue once and chose an option, then I get the issue again and chose the same option, and that option invovles expanding my government I get a government that has twice as much growth for no change in policy.

I'm almost at 500 million though. I'll definitely be submititng issues that make it easier to reduce government size and tax rates.

Well, it seems like a liberal slant when the issue options are all authoriatative. (doesn't that sound like an oxymoron? too bad it isn't).

Like in Wedlock Worries. Ban this, force this or force that. No libertarian or laisezz-faire option. And I hate dismissing issues, because for some reason I don't trust anyone who is saying dismissing them has no negative consequence like lower population growth or something. I coulda SWORN I had some nations with lower populations but which began at the same time and the difference was frequency of issue answering.