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TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:13 pm

Thank God our Star Wars missile defense system has been active for a year and-a-half now... Go ahead, I've outlawed fireworks.

Lasher · Post by **Lasher** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:19 pm

well... ballocks i quit. i spent my stash on nukes i cant even use? hmmm what if i smuggled um in?

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:31 pm

*shrug* I can arrange to have the system deactivated over Prime Minister Nova's country if you wish... Or I'd be more than happy to buy them from you, my economy is "Strong" after all.

Juniper · Post by **Juniper** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:38 pm

I could trade them for Pizza & Cheese.....and vaccinations

Lasher · Post by **Lasher** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:41 pm

nah nobodies touching my nukes i'll leave peacefully for now but know that if i'm angered i got um and i gotta use um

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:33 pm

Templebar is the least religious place in the region

TonyMontana1638 · Post by **TonyMontana1638** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:55 pm

Fiona wrote:Templebar is the least religious place in the region

Congratulations.

:laugh:

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:34 pm

Fiona wrote:Templebar is the least religious place in the region

I'm 5th most devout nation? :speech: Shocking, I mean really. Well, I suppose we are devoutly loyal to atheism: we enforce it, we have tax-funded government-run camps to "rehabilitate" people of other faiths, we teach evolution... Wow. Me. 5th most devoutly (atheist) nation. I'd like to thank God for helping me achieve this...

The Issue
After watching the movie 'The Fast and the Belligerent', boyracers from all over Qasama have been petitioning for the abolition of speed limits.

The Debate
"Today's cars are safer at high speeds than ever before," argues Tobias Silk, editor of Sports Car Monthly. "And long-distance commuters are tired of spending hours on the road just to get to the next city. Abolishing the speed limit would be great for the economy too! People would be more likely to go out and buy cars if they thought they'd be able to use them properly. It seems like such a shame to be puttering along at the speed limit in a magnificent car like the 450HP twin-turbo Politician SX/T-7700 you know."
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"Are you crazy?" cries Elizabeth Wu, a road-accident victim. "We need lower speed limits on automobiles, not higher. You might as well enforce mandatory blindfolds on the road too, it'll come to the same conclusion! People's lives are at stake here! If people were made to drive at, say, no faster than fifty kilometres per hour, I would feel a lot happier walking the streets. Besides, if it takes a long time to get places via car then people might begin using mass transit for once."
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"I think the current speed limits are fine, but we need better enforcement," says Melbourne Jones, the most feared traffic warden in Qasama. "If we required GPS tracking devices in all vehicles, we'd ticket every single speeder, no problem. In addition, we could monitor the movements of criminals and other suspicious individuals, and vastly reduce the risk of crime, terrorism, and other subversive activity. Some say that's an invasion of privacy, but if you've done nothing wrong what's there to fear?"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

Here's an example of a choice where I thought of it as an opportunity. As the fascist dictator I soo am (no, I mean it; ignore that democracy label), the idea of tightening security like that is a major boon, and if I can link it to this issue of speed limits... well, that's realistic.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:46 pm

The People's Republic of Qasama

UN Category: New York Times Democracy
Civil Rights: Average
Economy: Fair
Political Freedoms: Excellent

Location: Symistan Regional Influence: Negotiator

The People's Republic of Qasama is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 172 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66%, and even higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Cheese Exports.

Motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies, organ donation is compulsory, eight year-olds with lemonade stands have been known to be locked up on charges of embezzlement, and the controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Qasama's national animal is the politician, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the rice Krispie treat.

Qasama is ranked 15th in the region and 87,431st in the world for Most Rebellious Youth.

How the heck did that happen?

Remind me to do something to eliminate the right to vote later on.

Wow. My tax rates are sky-rocketing. Sucks to be my people.

Oops. Sucks to be them. They should learn that efficient bookkeeping will keep any business afloat.

Yeah, look what I did.

Haha. Out of a region of 15, my youth are the least rebellious. My country's kids grow up right and behave properly, unlike those in, say, Fiona's general area. :laugh:

blake · Post by **blake** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:16 pm

We should all create a nation as members of SYM and decide it's resolutions by voting. Just like that Symistan we were going to do with CM before it ended.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:48 am

Chimaera182 wrote:
Haha. Out of a region of 15, my youth are the least rebellious. My country's kids grow up right and behave properly, unlike those in, say, Fiona's general area. :laugh:

*Is very proud*

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:04 am

lol Take pride in your accomplishments.

What happened to BS's country?

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:22 pm

blake wrote:We should all create a nation as members of SYM and decide it's resolutions by voting. Just like that Symistan we were going to do with CM before it ended.

...We did make Symistan though...

EDIT: I'm uncertain about that link, so go [url="http://www.nationstates.net/phennispharren"]here[/url] and click on Symistan.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:13 pm

Wow. Crippling income tax rate of 99%. Just... wow. I take my pants off to thee. Oh, wait, not smart around you.

The People's Republic of Qasama is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed population of 179 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59%, and even higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Retail.

The controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular, jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, and democratic debates have been removed from the government. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Qasama's national animal is the politician and its currency is the rice Krispie treat.

Qasama is ranked 3rd in the region and 28,373rd in the world for Largest Public Sector.

Wow, I came down 6 freaking percent. How rude.
Excuse me? Those hippies wanted me to get rid of dams, and now they're sabotaging progress. How rude.

Ahh, the sweetness. Vive la fascista. And I just did the graffiti issue. Choice one was leave graffiti alone, choice two was to outlaw it. No choice three, naturally.

I'm sorry, but I don't see the big deal about some graffiti, but you won't ever catch me calling it part of a country's "culture" like the whackjob who was against outlawing graffiti. But I don't want to see stuff like what the proponents for anti-graffiti laws saw either, like the racial slurs and stuff. So, since the option for outlawing graffiti involved an increase in my police force and tax rate...

I'll be a freaking police state again before the weekend's out!

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:30 pm

Chimaera182 wrote:Wow. Crippling income tax rate of 99%. Just... wow. I take my pants off to thee. Oh, wait, not smart around you.

I only realised who you were talking about after I read that.

Which is better: superb or excellent?

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:31 pm

I've maintained my hippy, lefty paradise for the whole game. I've been going from Civil Rights Lovefest to some High School test thingy, can't remember the words exactly. I just know my civil rights are a world benchmark

. Though over time, I think I've dismissed a fair few issues that would reduce my civil rights either way... and one about baseball, I hate baseball.

And I just legalised prostitution.

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:55 pm

Legalised dueling, heh, I could make so much money of this I could be dropping Hamiltons like Aaron Burr

.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:22 pm

Sacramental Tax Time?

The Issue
Secularists have been urging for the government to impose an income tax on religious organizations in Qasama for some time now, and the issue has finally made it's way to the upper levels of the government.

The Debate
Self-appointed civil rights spokesman Sue-Ann O'Bannon declares, "Churches are business organizations with a large income. It's unfair that they don't have to pay the same taxes that everyone else does. If they really do spend on any money on charity, let them write it off as a deduction just like corporations do. There's no reason that so-called clergy should be chauffeured around in limos tax-free, when we desperately need funds for public works."
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"Freedom of conscience is foremost among liberties," says Reverend Bianca Hendrikson. "Churches have been exempted from taxation because it is wrong for the government to infringe on the right of people to worship as they please, and that includes charging them for the right to worship. Besides, churches are non-profit organizations that put all their funds back into the community."
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The Honorable Buffy Wall, Minister of Minding Other People's Business, has an idea: "This religion thing is such a great racket, why don't we make it a government monopoly? We'll ban all religions except the Church of Qasama, and make attendance and donations compulsory. I'll start writing the Holy Scriptures right away!"
[Accept]

Uhhh... huh... Well, I agree with the first one in that it's unfair religious groups aren't taxed, and my cynical nature keeps me from believing the right and honorable Reverend in the second one. But there's something about the third option which has zing to it. Anyway, why am I having this issue? I already outlawed religion. Meh, whatever. And LOL at the Minister of Minding Other People's Business.

-goes the way of Henry VIII-

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:16 am

...and used car salesmans with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside...

It took me awhile to understand what was going on. Firstly, why that was happening, and secondly, why it's really any different than normal.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:28 am

Okay, I think I'm officially in awe.

The Issue
Citizens, politicians, and businessmen have been campaigning for the government to keep a tighter rein on the media after several well-respected newspapers printed false articles with contents ranging from claims that the capital city had been stolen by a UFO to erroneous share prices which led to job-losses and a stock market decline.

The Debate
"Over a thousand jobs lost!" clamours Randy Falopian, angry protester and ex-employee of Dreddmax Incorporated. "And why? Because the press isn't concerned about the truth anymore; all it wants is higher sales! We must forbid these rags from lying to the people and dish out heavy fines to those who try! This so-called 'free press' has a dark side, you know. We learnt that ever since we discovered it wasn't cottage cheese they were mining up north!"
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"This is censorship!" says Melbourne Wong, editor-in-chief of The Hebdomadal Gabfest while carefully noting everything you say in a notepad. "We speak for the people! Admittedly some newspapers didn't check all of their facts before they published, but that doesn't merit such draconian measures at all! If we're only allowed to print the absolute truth then how soon before we're getting constantly sued by politicians for libel? What about our rumour columns? It'll totally destroy the business! The government must have no part in repression of the media!"
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"You know that no matter what we decide we're going to make people mad," points out Klaus Barry, your Minister of Public Relations. "But the best way to control public opinion is to tell the public what their opinions are. I suggest nationalising all the newspapers and putting them under government control. Then we can tell them whatever we like! After all, we're much more trustworthy than some profit-driven media moguls, right? At least we won't have to issue ANOTHER public statement to tell everyone you're not a hyper-intelligent aubergine."
[Accept]

Cottage cheese mining? If you're dumb enough to believe that, I have some bottled air to sell you.

Words just can't describe how wrong that is. Of course, that's probably the option I'm going to go with, too.