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[Kassiopeia]

My 0.02 € :

Do not outlaw capitalism. Your tax rate will thank you. This is experience talking here!

[GeneralTacticus]

How, exactly, did you 'outlaw capitalism'? What was the issue?

[Kassiopeia]

Something like "Corporations fleeing your country because of excess regulation". The options were to either abolish some minor restriction, as per suggestion of the Chamber of Commerce, or do as a noted environmentalist says, i.e. "outlaw capitalism". Something about how the air was cleaner then ever before etc... If you've have it yourself you would probably remember from that (I hope).

[GeneralTacticus]

No, I haven't. The last few issues I've had have been miners strikes and compulsory voting.

[Kassiopeia]

Okay. But if you do get it, I strongly recommend against something as drastic as making capitalism illegal.

[GeneralTacticus]

There was no need to make such a recommendation; I would have no intention of doing anything as drastic as that anyway.

[Kassiopeia]

Ah well, then consider it was a general recommendation to anyone reading this thread.

[Maniac]

Darn I knew it. By granting the uranium miners their pay rise my economy has changed from Thriving to Very Strong. Plus:

and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes.

Did I make the wrong decision after all?
At least I'm now an inoffensive centrist democracy. Good riddance with the corporate police states and capitalist paradises!

[Drogue]

Your economy can handle it, I suggest it was a good move. And when you get the strikes issue up (I think I had one) vote against if you wish to remove the daily strikes.

Personally, I will outlaw cartels (companies getting together and fixing prices) as it serves no one, save the companies. I see trade unions as a cartel (workers getting together to fix wage) and so do no good for anyone except the workers, the general populace suffer with high prices. However, outlawing trade unions is not such a drastic thing for Akiria, since with excellent welfare, minimum wage laws, and an ethos of fair pay for a good days work, trade unions are not really needed, and hence hardly exist anyway. If they take their jobs, then they are getting better wages than they would if they take another job, or are happier in that job, otherwise they would move. Therefore if they are paid a less than they want, either it is because they are unemployable elsewhere (in which case social welfare and education will take ove rto help them) or they are demanding unrealistic wages. If it is now one of these, they can move jobs and be paid more.

Since we have a large public sector, that pays very good wages, there is little problem with worker unrest.

[orange]

My economy has become stronger than ever, and my civil rights and political freedoms hover around the "World Benchmark" status

[aahz_capone]

I got the same choice maniac, but I said to hell with the unions and put the discontent workers out in the streets! Don't mess with the system in FIR.

Whne unions and labour become as greedy and egotistical as the capitalists then they have to learn that they should be morally above such things.
Tomorow I will see the result

[Dis]

I let the Uranium miners have access to some areas of the rainforest.

Now my national animal (the wolf) is dying out

[GeneralTacticus]

I got the same issue, and picked the same option, but I haven't had any problems with deforestation.

[Kassiopeia]

In my opinion the church and the government should be separate entities. Therefore, I selected (and suggest) option #3.

I kindly ask suggestions for this: http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/...mma/dilemma=7/

I plan to go for option #1, though #4, since my economy is in ruins, appeals to me too.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

Kass, could you post the actual issue? That link just brings up that... freaky... eye.

Tass, I'd suggest #3 as well, for the same reasons Kass did.