Yakoptomy
24-01-2006, 03:48
Name: Lick Postage Stamps for Good?
Validity: All
Description: Now that the cost of international postage stamps has become so high that many people are hesitant to mail things, communication between the populace of @@NAME@@ and the rest of the world has become less frequent. Should postage stamps be gotten rid of?
[option] "Rubbish!" says Postmaster @@RANDOMNAME@@ "The post ministry itself will fail without postage stamps! And where else will people get decorative mini pictures of famous people and botanical specimens? Besides, if you can't afford a postage stamp, how much interesting stuff can you have to say anyway?"
[effect] Only the middle to upper class send mail.
[option] "This is a great idea!" says a note sent by carrier pigeon, "Without postage stamps, more people will send letters. This means that the country will have a greater presence worldwide, and greater tourism. To further cheapen the cost, we can turn postal workers into slaves!"
[effect] Postal slaves use oxen to move mountains of mail.
[option] "Why does this have to be an issue at all?" says @@RANDOMNAME@@ "If the poor can't buy postal stamps, let's issue them cell-phones! Then everyone will be happy!"
[effect] The lower classes communicate exclusively with mobile phones. Literacy is low.
[option] "No problem here!" says your general, "Let's just close the borders!"
[effect] No communication leaves the country.
Validity: All
Description: Now that the cost of international postage stamps has become so high that many people are hesitant to mail things, communication between the populace of @@NAME@@ and the rest of the world has become less frequent. Should postage stamps be gotten rid of?
[option] "Rubbish!" says Postmaster @@RANDOMNAME@@ "The post ministry itself will fail without postage stamps! And where else will people get decorative mini pictures of famous people and botanical specimens? Besides, if you can't afford a postage stamp, how much interesting stuff can you have to say anyway?"
[effect] Only the middle to upper class send mail.
[option] "This is a great idea!" says a note sent by carrier pigeon, "Without postage stamps, more people will send letters. This means that the country will have a greater presence worldwide, and greater tourism. To further cheapen the cost, we can turn postal workers into slaves!"
[effect] Postal slaves use oxen to move mountains of mail.
[option] "Why does this have to be an issue at all?" says @@RANDOMNAME@@ "If the poor can't buy postal stamps, let's issue them cell-phones! Then everyone will be happy!"
[effect] The lower classes communicate exclusively with mobile phones. Literacy is low.
[option] "No problem here!" says your general, "Let's just close the borders!"
[effect] No communication leaves the country.