Ice Hockey Players
04-10-2006, 14:53
Some of the best and brightest of @@NAME@@, particularly young people, are pouring out of the nation, and many others are discussing the idea. Some of the nation's top loyal minds are coming to you with what they refer to as the worsening "misery situation."
Validity: Not valid for nations with economies above "Struggling" or Civil Rights or Political Freedoms above "Some."
The Debate
1. "Well, no wonder they're leaving; look at our economy!" cries out @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Economics. "I certainly wouldn't stay if the best opportunity I had was as a shift lead at a textile factory. And those jobs only go to people with experience! We need to revitalize the economy already. We can start by cutting taxes, and I mean really cutting them. Tax breaks for citizens. Tax breaks for companies that create jobs for a change. Big tax breaks for small businesses. We can educate these people all we want; if they just up and leave for Eastern Kreplachistan, they do us no good."
[effect]the government has slashed taxes in hopes of keeping its best and brightest at home
[stats]economy increases, taxes decrease, education decreases
2. "What good is all this extra money if we're not free to make our own choices?" bellows @@RANDOMNAME@@, head of the @@NAME@@ Civil Liberties Union. "I, for one, have had enough of the government sticking its nose in my personal business. Why, I just found out the other day that the government outlawed peppermint tea just because some wacko used it to get high! How he managed to do that I'll never know, but the government needs to stick to doing important things like fighting real criminals! Not those of us who just want to keep llamas in our apartments!"
[effect]the government recently began a "Do Whatever You Want" campaign
[stats]civil rights increase, happiness increases, health decreases
3. "We're not staying without the vote!" shout out a loud group of pro-democracy students. "Cut taxes and stay out of our business for now, but without the vote, you'll just take them right back! We need free and fair elections, we need the right to vote and to run for office. Whatever we want, we should get; with the power to vote, we can solve our problems ourselves. For good. At the very least, we can abolish that creepy department that keeps us up at night...the Ministry of Sanity or whatever it is..."
[effect]the people pride themselves on their extensive but newfound political freedom
[stats]political freedoms increase, government size decreases, cynicism increases
4. "There's too many people here anyway," says a quiet old man from the front row who appears to have just woken up. "Let 'em go. We'll work with the ones who stay. People who want to go somewhere can't really be stopped from their wanderlust. If they're truly meant to be here, they'll return, hopefully bringing more wealth. If not, well, we don't need them anyway. The fact remains, this is our country, and people who don't like it don't need to be here."
[effect]the government seems indifferent to people pouring out of the country constantly
[stats]happiness decreases, cynicism decreases
5. After the conference is over, a mysterious woman in a trench coat and sunglasses confronts you holding a folder marked "SECRET." She tells you, "That old man was wrong. People can be made to stay. All you have to do is turn the border into a no man's land and convince the people they are happy. About a kilometer of land around the border should do the trick. Land mines, machine guns, grenades, snipers...oh yeah, and ground all the airplanes. Then start a massive campaign telling them how privileged they are. They won't know the difference, especially if you control the airwaves."
[effect]the people seem to have fallen in love with the government
[stats]civil rights decrease, political freedoms decrease, happiness increases
Validity: Not valid for nations with economies above "Struggling" or Civil Rights or Political Freedoms above "Some."
The Debate
1. "Well, no wonder they're leaving; look at our economy!" cries out @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Economics. "I certainly wouldn't stay if the best opportunity I had was as a shift lead at a textile factory. And those jobs only go to people with experience! We need to revitalize the economy already. We can start by cutting taxes, and I mean really cutting them. Tax breaks for citizens. Tax breaks for companies that create jobs for a change. Big tax breaks for small businesses. We can educate these people all we want; if they just up and leave for Eastern Kreplachistan, they do us no good."
[effect]the government has slashed taxes in hopes of keeping its best and brightest at home
[stats]economy increases, taxes decrease, education decreases
2. "What good is all this extra money if we're not free to make our own choices?" bellows @@RANDOMNAME@@, head of the @@NAME@@ Civil Liberties Union. "I, for one, have had enough of the government sticking its nose in my personal business. Why, I just found out the other day that the government outlawed peppermint tea just because some wacko used it to get high! How he managed to do that I'll never know, but the government needs to stick to doing important things like fighting real criminals! Not those of us who just want to keep llamas in our apartments!"
[effect]the government recently began a "Do Whatever You Want" campaign
[stats]civil rights increase, happiness increases, health decreases
3. "We're not staying without the vote!" shout out a loud group of pro-democracy students. "Cut taxes and stay out of our business for now, but without the vote, you'll just take them right back! We need free and fair elections, we need the right to vote and to run for office. Whatever we want, we should get; with the power to vote, we can solve our problems ourselves. For good. At the very least, we can abolish that creepy department that keeps us up at night...the Ministry of Sanity or whatever it is..."
[effect]the people pride themselves on their extensive but newfound political freedom
[stats]political freedoms increase, government size decreases, cynicism increases
4. "There's too many people here anyway," says a quiet old man from the front row who appears to have just woken up. "Let 'em go. We'll work with the ones who stay. People who want to go somewhere can't really be stopped from their wanderlust. If they're truly meant to be here, they'll return, hopefully bringing more wealth. If not, well, we don't need them anyway. The fact remains, this is our country, and people who don't like it don't need to be here."
[effect]the government seems indifferent to people pouring out of the country constantly
[stats]happiness decreases, cynicism decreases
5. After the conference is over, a mysterious woman in a trench coat and sunglasses confronts you holding a folder marked "SECRET." She tells you, "That old man was wrong. People can be made to stay. All you have to do is turn the border into a no man's land and convince the people they are happy. About a kilometer of land around the border should do the trick. Land mines, machine guns, grenades, snipers...oh yeah, and ground all the airplanes. Then start a massive campaign telling them how privileged they are. They won't know the difference, especially if you control the airwaves."
[effect]the people seem to have fallen in love with the government
[stats]civil rights decrease, political freedoms decrease, happiness increases