Unhundered-Percent Employment
Recently, several of your advisers have noticed @@NAME@@'s near-astronomical employment levels. However, opinions are divided as to how to approach this achievement, and if it even is an achievement.
Valid only for nations with employment levels of over 98%
[option]"This is brilliant!" Say's @@RANDOMNAME@@, your minister of employment, "Employment rates are 99.97%, and that's only because we put the people in job centers out of work. We must use this to our advantage! Imagine how the electorate will flock to keep you in power, after all, you, are the only one who can keep it this way, @@LEADER@@."
[effect]people rush to the ballot boxes after discovering how much they rely on the government for their job.
[stats]Political freedoms drops slightly, corruption rises, freedom from corruption falls.
[option]"Yes yes yes, this is all really good." Nods your HR manager, "But did you know if we include children and pensioners this drops to just 65%? What a load of untapped labour! I say we abolish those silly laws preventing child labour, and treat retirement like unemployment, and cancel all benefits as well while we're at it." He begins writing notes next to a sheet of demographics, "Only then can we truly have 100% employment."
[effect]mothers bring children as young as 3 into work as filers and personal assistants.
[stats]Death by work increases, life expectancy drops, economy increases unemployment drops, taxes drop, funding on welfare drops, finding on administration increases
[option validity]Valid only for nations with >50% private industry
[option]"That may be a great figure to look at, but over half of those people work for the private sector, which isn't employment at all, but slavery!" Cries radical left-winger, and leader of the @@DEMONYM@@ Communist Party, @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, "Those corporations treat their 'workers' like their own, personal, minions. Anyone who isn't employed by the government must be rescued!"
[effect]Anyone who accepts money from another citizen is immediately rushed to hospital for 'work related injuries'.
[stats]Private sector all but vanishes, corruption increases, increase in taxes, increase in healthcare spending, economy massively decreases,
[option validity]Valid only for nations with >50% state economy
[option]"Hmmmph" Grumbles @@NAME@@'s wealthiest CEO, "Employment is a subjective term in the government sector, I mean, half of these 'employees' have jobs listed as 'Drawer Cleaner', 'Pen Top Putter Backer Onner' and 'Plug Ginie'." He shakes his head in disbelief, "I think the private sector should handle this from now on..."
[effect]thousands of 'vending machine operators' are put out of work.
[stats]corruption drops, economy drops, state industry all but vanishes, government size decreases
A quick scan of the Issues Spoiler page revealed nothing about 100% employment, so I thought I'd write one. I'll write up the last few options eventually, but any thoughts?
