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[reismark]

 The Commonwealth of Alien Races
My friends,

There is an issue before the government of the Commonwealth at this point which is particularly interesting and has the possibility to be both influential and trivial at the same time. We would request some assistance in deciding how to act, or even to act at all.

Several consumer interest groups have lodged complaints with the Federal Communications Center over the perceived lack of diversity in - believe it or not - the Commonwealth's television soap operas.

Some of these consumer groups feel it is best for the government to act to rectify such a shortcoming by setting minority quotas, while other groups feel the government should not set quotas, but instead encourage minority hiring by providing grants for those who portray minorities in a positive light. Of course, the television studios would rather we just stay out of it.

The Commonwealth does not want to undertake any actions that would alienate the general public, but we have always found diversity to not be a problem, and we do not wish to make it one. We await the counsel of our wise friends before choosing to take action.

Sincerely,

Prime Minister

Prime Minister Reismark Basheerin
Commonwealth of Alien Races
Region of Apolyton

[Maniac]

Option 1 of course. As is already done in the Belgian city Gent for example, the inner city should be free from car traffic. It makes it safer, it is environmentally cleaner, and it promotes the use of public transport instead of everyone their own vehicle, which is very inefficient.

[orange]

/me of Maridia says: Ignore the issue...let progress and technology sort it out...don't take a clear stance with either the green freaks or the motorists. The people have a right to protest, and if people agree wth their message, car usage will go down.

[Maniac]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
However that may hurt my economy

You are quite right-wing, Stalin... It would make your economy more left-wing, not hurt it. I really hope you can think some more nuanced than the "no public sector = good for economy" & "grand public sector = bad for economy" representation of the NationStates site.

Maniac
Leader of a Right-wing Utopia...

Clarification: I would of course only ban cars in the city core. Outside I would allow it. But as that option doesn't exist, I'd just pick the closest one...

[orange]

Maridia applauds your decision, Tassadar

[Maniac]

If I would dismiss every issue where I didn't agree with any of the choices, I doubt I'd have voted on anything yet. But it's your choice. I only wonder what's so fast with and what's the civil liberty in everyone driving with their own individual car in a traffic jam...

[H Tower]

reismark, i would leave it up to the TV networks

[reismark]

H Tower: That's what we're thinking of doing, but the question remains, is the issue important for the Commonwealth's government to actually make a statement to that effect, or should we just ignore the situation and let these groups settle their own disputes?

[Giovanni Wine]

The Kingdom of Wine believes that Politics should not interfere with TV Soap Operas, if some consumers don't like what they are viewing, they should just switch channel, it will be a concern for the network to have more diversity in their channels if they want those people to watch their network.

Saluti
King Giovanni of Wine

[H Tower]

Originally posted by reismark
H Tower: That's what we're thinking of doing, but the question remains, is the issue important for the Commonwealth's government to actually make a statement to that effect, or should we just ignore the situation and let these groups settle their own disputes?

the government is there for a reason, to make decisions guiding the national policy, if dismissing is the same as choosing an option, i think you should choose the option, otherwise its a cop-out way to avoid any repercussions you may receive.

*The President of the Dominion of Zoran makes a note that Commonwelath leader has suprisingly little backbone

[orange]

The USSM concurs with the fine assessment of the Kingdom of Wine

[reismark]

The Commonwealth of Alien Races' government has made a statement that it will not get involved in the dispute between consumer advocacy groups and the television networks. (I chose the third option.)

Thanks, guys!

[Giovanni Wine]

The Kingdom of Wine would like to ask for help from the other Apolytonians on this issue:

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Automobile Manufacturing Workers Strike!

The Issue
Workers across the nation have gone out on indefinite strike over what they claim are substandard wages in the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

The Debate
"We are the backbone of this country, and we demand a fair wage rise!" says union leader Pete Longfellow. "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 Wine's economy manages without any Automobile Manufacturing, huh?
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"We pay our employees very generous wages," says employer representative Peggy McAlpin. "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]

http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=wine

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What should I do?

Saluti
King Giovanni of Wine

[reismark]

My friend:

The total shutdown of the automobile industry would be likely to bring a huge hit to even the best of economies. Considering that, the less-than-novel attitude of the automobile company spokeperson, and your nation's somewhat high tax rate of 34%, we think it would be wise for the government to step in and ensure that the automobile workers' union receives a fair wage increase.

Sincerely,

Prime Minister

Prime Minister Reismark Basheerin
Commonwealth of Alien Races
Region of Apolyton

[Maniac]

I currently have the same problem with my uranium miners. I chickened out so my current opinion is to dismiss. A wage increase of 20% is quite a lot, and I don't want to harm my Thriving economy. On the other side, I do want to keep social laws protecting employees against being sacked just like that, so the other option appeals even less. I can only hope the miners will get tired of striking and will get back to work, maintaining the status-quo.