[HELP ME WITH THIS]The Long and Winding Halls of %NAME%

[The Supreme Path]

The Issue

Earlier this month, one of your aides stumbled upon a makeshift encampment of missing bureaucrats in the bowels of Terra. Their discovery has prompted debate on whether the government has become too large and unwieldy.

The Debate

"Is this the government or a damned shanty town?" belts conservative leader Josh Silver while slamming down his proposal on your desk. "We need to slash everything! Slash every department in half and rein this bloated government back in! Cut John Q. Taxpayer a break and ax our wasteful spending!"

Accept

"Now wait. Let's not be too hasty," cautions Jean-Paul Wu, your Minister of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Department of the Interior's Interior. "Sure, maybe the government is a teensie bit too big, but why can't we solve this with scissors instead of a hatchet? Let's appoint a Minister in charge of Governmental Oversight to examine our budget and see what reasonable cuts can be made. Trust me, Leader, you don't want to go axing such crucial departments without some investigation."

Accept

"What we have discovered is the bureaucrat's natural habitat," soothingly narrates renowned naturalist Nigel Verithorough. "We have visited this tribal community several times since its discovery and have made great strides in understanding their unfamiliar ways. What was immediately clear to us was that this community would never be able to survive in our world. In the name of cultural preservation, we must protect their environment - in this case, the catacombs of The Supreme Path's Capitol. Study and observe, but do not destroy, Leader."

Accept

The Government Position

What shall I pick?

[Bears Armed]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

[Annihilators of Chan Island]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

And even that (author and editor) is the same person in this one.

[Bears Armed]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

And even that (author and editor) is the same person in this one.

I've been told by an editor that even though only one editor is listed for each issue, actually they often consult with each other... especially when one of them is the author.

[Trotterdam]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

Oh ye of little faith.

#490 The Long And Winding Halls Of @@CAPITAL@@
1. auditors are gutting every governmental department
2. the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping
3. groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol

I love the effect line for option 2.

[Sierra Lyricalia]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

Oh ye of little faith.

#490 The Long And Winding Halls Of @@CAPITAL@@
1. auditors are gutting every governmental department
2. the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping
3. groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol

I love the effect line for option 2.

Thank the gods Gilliam didn't try to actually do this, but... The original opening for Brazil was supposed to show a huge army of bulldozers tearing down a rainforest; we'd follow the logs into lumber processing and eventually paper manufacturing; follow the truck delivering the paper; the paper into the printer; and what's being printed is an Official Report on the Sudden Rash of Mass Deforestation that's got the government all worked up these days, and then cue the fly etc.

[Annihilators of Chan Island]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

Oh ye of little faith.

#490 The Long And Winding Halls Of @@CAPITAL@@
1. auditors are gutting every governmental department
2. the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping
3. groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol

I love the effect line for option 2.

That second one is incredible. I love it to shreds!

[Kesshite]

I picked the last one. You should as well.

[Barbarossistan]

I picked the last one. You should as well.

could you enlighten us why we should pick that?

[Outer Sparta]

It's the newest issue, so probably nobody except the author and the editorial staff knows any more about it yet than you do.

Oh ye of little faith.

#490 The Long And Winding Halls Of @@CAPITAL@@
1. auditors are gutting every governmental department
2. the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping
3. groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol

I love the effect line for option 2.

Option 3 is my favorite!

[Kajstan]

Option 1 destroyed my country. taxes plummeted from 57% to 1,6% and average income came from $ 207.000 to $ 194.000.
This issue should've never been published. The chance they gave us to see which variables are touched by each issue we answer is just an evidence of how pathetic NS mechanics are.

[Phydios]

Option 1 destroyed my country. taxes plummeted from 57% to 1,6% and average income came from $ 207.000 to $ 194.000.
This issue should've never been published. The chance they gave us to see which variables are touched by each issue we answer is just an evidence of how pathetic NS mechanics are.

The person in option 1 proposed indiscriminate and drastic cutting of government departments. What did you expect? NS has always been somewhat unrealistic- it's a parody of real life, for heaven's sake.

[Kajstan]

Option 1 destroyed my country. taxes plummeted from 57% to 1,6% and average income came from $ 207.000 to $ 194.000.
This issue should've never been published. The chance they gave us to see which variables are touched by each issue we answer is just an evidence of how pathetic NS mechanics are.

The person in option 1 proposed indiscriminate and drastic cutting of government departments. What did you expect? NS has always been somewhat unrealistic- it's a parody of real life, for heaven's sake.

Somewhat unrealistic? are you sane dude? You actually know what a reduction of $ 13.000 in the average income represents for a country to which getting it to 207.000 took half year?

[The Forsworn Knights]

The person in option 1 proposed indiscriminate and drastic cutting of government departments. What did you expect? NS has always been somewhat unrealistic- it's a parody of real life, for heaven's sake.

Somewhat unrealistic? are you sane dude? You actually know what a reduction of $ 13.000 in the average income represents for a country to which getting it to 207.000 took half year?

You picked an option that said to cut everything, butterfly effects and all that.
Dont blame the game, blame the player.

[Phydios]

The person in option 1 proposed indiscriminate and drastic cutting of government departments. What did you expect? NS has always been somewhat unrealistic- it's a parody of real life, for heaven's sake.

Somewhat unrealistic? are you sane dude? You actually know what a reduction of $ 13.000 in the average income represents for a country to which getting it to 207.000 took half year?

Yes. It represents indiscriminate and drastic cuts in government.

[Crystal Palais]

Indiscriminate and drastic cuts, yes. But this utterly eliminated all healthcare, police and education in my case. I'm going to be working to counter this issue for MONTHS! Another issue for the dismiss-when-you-see-it list...

[Havenburgh]

I chose option one because well my government is huge

[Phydios]

Indiscriminate and drastic cuts, yes. But this utterly eliminated all healthcare, police and education in my case. I'm going to be working to counter this issue for MONTHS! Another issue for the dismiss-when-you-see-it list...

Yeah, taking the advice of a rabid small-government advocate tends to do that. They don't tend to care about the effects of their decisions. I mean, this is NS. If you don't like exaggerated outcomes, you shouldn't be answering issues.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

I went for option 3 because it amused me, and because it seemed unlikely to mess up my nation's status quo. It had no huge effect on my stats - a small culture and tourism boost IIRC.

[Kajal]

I went with option 1 since my corruption figures and black market were ludicrous. It was pretty effective in annihilating most of those, so the drop in everything else doesn't seem so bad. Side effect of having been a Libertarian Police State for some years, I guess?

[Konblia]

I highly appreciate the great reducing of tax rate after I had chosen choice 1.
My people could now spend their money freely.
However, the skyrocketed black market make me upset, I will keep struggling on crackdown of the evil black market.
ps. It shocked me that the tax rate fell from 57% to 12.4%, I could not either make a positive comment or a negative one.

[Barunia]

Why the hell does reducing government spending and waste reduce the economy? Surely by cutting back, we're saving money. Went with option one, my economy dropped 20 points. Not happy.

[Luna Amore]

Why the hell does reducing government spending and waste reduce the economy? Surely by cutting back, we're saving money. Went with option one, my economy dropped 20 points. Not happy.

1. Cutting business subsidies
2. Gutting every department leads to laying off a lot of people.

[Barunia]

Why the hell does reducing government spending and waste reduce the economy? Surely by cutting back, we're saving money. Went with option one, my economy dropped 20 points. Not happy.

1. Cutting business subsidies
2. Gutting every department leads to laying off a lot of people.

Where does the issue say it's cutting business subsidies?

[Gnejs]

Where does the issue say it's cutting business subsidies?

"We need to slash everything. Slash every department in half..."