The Issue
Politicians from a distant and obscure part of Tikania have been calling for the government to split Tikania into various semi-autonomous regions, each with an elected council to govern their designated area.
1 - "The government is too centralised," complains rural villager, Fleur Jefferson. "We get these big-city politicians making rulings that affect our way of life, when they have absolutely no idea what our way of life is! One of them even suggested that farmers should be banned from picking crops in case they disturbed the local wildlife! What we need are various councils to govern their own part of Tikania, giving us the chance to have our say on laws affecting our area. It'll bring politics to the people! Of course this will require the implementation of a council tax to fund it all, but if that's the cost of more political freedom, then so be it!"
2 - "Councils? Are you mad?" gasps political commentator, Hack Mistletoe. "Most of the politicians we already have earn very large sums each year - and you want to employ even more?! We must not listen to the whims of some dangerous separatist movement; next they'll be wanting independence! I suggest we keep the government in one place where we can keep an eye on it and stop creating more jobs for over-paid politicians. Heck, why not trim off the ones we don't need while we're at it and give some leeway to the taxpayers? Anyway, if we allowed places like West Tikania to make decisions for themselves, they would soon be introducing laws allowing them to marry their cousins or something - you know what they're like..."
3 - "Councils? Are you mad?" gasps political commentator, Hack Mistletoe. "Most of the politicians we already have earn very large sums each year - and you want to employ even more?! We must not listen to the whims of some dangerous separatist movement; next they'll be wanting independence! I suggest we keep the government in one place where we can keep an eye on it and stop creating more jobs for over-paid politicians. Heck, why not trim off the ones we don't need while we're at it and give some leeway to the taxpayers? Anyway, if we allowed places like West Tikania to make decisions for themselves, they would soon be introducing laws allowing them to marry their cousins or something - you know what they're like..."
Halp me To choose the best Decision
