NationStates Jolt Archive


Question about Private Industry *spoiler*

Amadari
04-05-2006, 22:40
Private enterprise is illegal in Amadari. Door-to-door Insurance Sales is my black market industry. I don't want to legalise anything to do with private enterprise (Option 2), but the way option 1 is written implies that the industry would grow a bit, and the economy would benefit from it. I rather like my imploded economy. I'm wondering if I'm wrong about what the options will do, and if not, I guess I'll dismiss. Advice, please?

Amadari Decides:
Door-to-door Insurance Sales Workers Strike!
Government Acts
The Issue

Workers across the nation have gone out on indefinite strike over what they claim are substandard wages in the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry.
The Debate

1. "We are the backbone of this country, and we demand a fair wage rise!" says union leader Violet Frederickson. "I don't think a 20% increase over two years is too much to ask. Unless the government forces employers to give us our due, we'll shut this whole industry down! Let's see how well Amadari's economy manages without any Door-to-door Insurance Sales, huh?
[Accept]

2. "We pay our employees very generous wages," says employer representative Zeke Broadside. "Especially when you consider that without us, they'd be OUT ON THE STREET. Hear that, you scumbags? OUT ON THE STREET! Anyway, my point is, if you cave in, you make our entire industry uncompetitive. You can't do that in the global marketplace. It'll hurt the whole country. The best solution, economically speaking, would be to relax industrial laws and allow us to fire troublemakers on the spot."
[Accept]
Kahanistan
05-05-2006, 03:56
Are you RP'ing a communist nation? If so, I'd go with #1, I think it also hurts the economy for some reason.
Amadari
05-05-2006, 22:17
I'm not, no. I'm just amusing myself with my little playthings. =P Unfortunately, I'd selected 'dismiss' soon after posting this message, and was a few minutes too late to recover the issue after your advice. But thank you for it - should the issue arise again, I'll know where to put my heel.