Namabia Issues

[Namabia]

Hey. So I decided if I have a difficult issue, why not let NS decide? I'm naturally right-wing but I believe in personal freedoms as long as they don't lead to Socialism or Communism(the opposites of personal freedoms and civil rights.

So I have some Issues I'll post here everyday and see what you guys think.

NOTE: I have played NS since 07 so I have gone through every possible issue. So I'm over it. Now it's my turn to sit back and relax.Also, I probably dismissed 3/4 of these issues when they came by the first time. This time I want to answer all of them. Read before you choose.

The Issue

Angry farmers have taken to the streets demanding the government to act after reported sightings of strange dove-like dogs eating all the crops in fields.

The Debate

[#1]"This unholy union should never have taken place to begin with," comments Larry King, an angry farmer. "The dove was never meant to mate with a dog! They eat my crops, they attack my livestock and they're breeding so quickly they're swamping the environment! We can't make a living like this! You've got to give us the funds and manpower to shoot anything that comes within a mile of our property and put an end to these freaks of nature! We must wipe these creatures out now or before you know it all we'll be eating is fish."


[#2]"We can't just destroy these creatures!" exclaimed Samuel Jones, owner of Namabia's biggest safari park. "They may look ugly to you, but I think they're just beautiful. We need to study them and understand them; think of what we could learn! These wonderful beasts may be a little harmful to the environment, but think of the people who will flock to see them! It would be an educational experience! Think of the money!"


[#3]"We could always just kill off all the dogs," Roxanne Jong-Il of the "Keep The Species Pure" foundation whispers to you in a conversation. "The dove is one of the many things our country is famous for; any perversion of its image reflects upon us all! We can't have their image spoilt by these ugly abominations! Just get the police to go around and kill them all and we can rest easy knowing our countryside is safe!

The Government Position

The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may: Dismiss the Issue

[Namabia]

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[Namabia]

The Issue

Due to the recent capture of a foreign terrorist in Namabia, high-level military officials want the government to authorize torture to extract information about other terrorist activities.

The Debate

[#1]"Torture is the only way that we can get these idiots to tell us anything," says General Samuel Mistletoe of Namabia's special forces division. "After all, violence is the only shared language we have with these scum."


[#2]"Are you kidding?" states political activist Abraham Rifkin. "Torture never works. If anything, it should be outlawed. What do we want to become, genocidal maniacs?


[#3]"There's nothing wrong with torture, but we can't make it too obvious," says Secretary of Defense Jean-Paul King. "How about we simply ask them nicely, and then, if they don't tell us, we kill them? That's better just from the intimidation."

The Government Position

The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may: Dismiss the Issue

[Yuktova]

I would choose option Two, for it leads to an increase in civil freedoms..

[Namabia]

The Issue

Citizens staged a mass protest against 'monolithic' tax rates after the government recently instituted the 'Anything That's Purple' tax.

The Debate

[#1]"The tax situation in Namabia is ridiculous," says Akira Barry at the protest. "The taxes keep getting piled on and yet - I haste to add - the government doesn't seem to realise that they already have practically all our money! We've been reduced to bartering for goodness sake! I haven't seen a decent wad of Namabian Coin in years! It's bad for Namabia, but more importantly, it's bad for business. We must take huge cuts out of the government budget. Even if it does mean less education, healthcare, and whatnot."


[#2]"You can't!" cries Bill Trax, the National Treasurer. "They don't seem to realise that if we cut taxes, it will drastically underfund our public services! All our environmental work, our education system, our healthcare system - all will go kaput! Namabia depends on these taxes, we need the money! Don't let the people fritter it away on luxuries, 'cos they'll soon be complaining about there not being enough policemen on the beat. We'll tax the shirts off their backs and they'll be damn well happy about it!"

The Government Position

The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.

If you wish, you may: Dismiss the Issue

[Yuktova]

When I started my nation and got this issue, my tax rate was near 80%-85% (No matter what I do, I can't make it go down, but my people are happy, so it ok)

I would choose Option One, because it would decrease taxes, but I don't like the "cuts to education" part....