[submitted]@@LEADER@@'s Lifestyle of the Rich and Infamous?

[Lancaster of Wessex]

Validity: must allow immigration; have decent political freedoms; must have a national residence

Debate: Once again your yearly household budget and expenses were published, and a group of like-minded individuals, consisting mainly of anti-spending advocates and social justice campaigners, have begun their annual bluster over the amount being allocated to maintaining your residence, and, in particular, your use of private servants.

Option: "Every damn year, millions of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ are squandered so you can live in a virtual paradise!" laments devout taxpayer @@RANDOMNAME@@. "You live like a billionaire while the Average Joe is taxed to death and struggles to earn an honest living! No more I say! Cut all of these tax-funded butlers and valets and chefs and live like the rest of us!"

Effect: bemused foreign leaders chuckle on diplomatic trips as they see @@LEADER@@ wearing an apron to serve tea.

Option: "Firstly, I disapprove of your use of servants, and secondly, what irks me even more, is your blatant exploitation of people from disadvantage nations! How many of your servants are struggling refugees from Bigtopia, or Marche Noir, and earn almost nothing!?" thunders immigration advocate @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@. "You should be ashamed of yourself; give them all an immediate 50% pay raise!"

Effect: applications to work in @@LEADER@@’s residence have skyrocketed overnight.

Option: "Wait…you employ Bigtopians and Marche Noirians? You should be ashamed of yourself!" sighs disgusted nationalist Reeve Cannon. "How many @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ are out of work and would do a kick ass job, but you see fit to coddle a bunch of foreigners? No more I say! Anyone who works in your house, or any part of the government, must be from here, period!"

Effect: the government's new sense of xenophobia means that immigrants are rarely seen or heard.

Option: "Ugh, you're not seriously going to listen to any of this," bemoans your overly spoiled niece, Tiffany-Amber. "When I was sleeping over last week, I had to fill the bath tub myself. Like…what is this, the Stoner Age?? If anything, you need more servants. You shouldn't have to lift a finger around here, and neither should your adorable, cute, favourite niece." She snaps her fingers to demand a refill of her porcelain tea cup.

Effect: servants employed in @@LEADER@@'s residence now outnumber the family living there ten to one.

Option: "Thissss wouldn't be a problem if you didn't publish your expenses at all," hisses Snidely Lashwhip, one of your more reptilian-like advisors, who hides under a table. "What you sssspend on this residence, who you employ, it should all be classified. Just add some more ssssecurity, and make this a national ssssecurity matter, and you can live more luxuriousssssly than you ever dreamed."

Effect: armed guards keep people at least 5 kilometers away from @@LEADER@@'s new towering palatial estate.

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Feedback welcomed always! (submitted 10/25/17)

[Lancaster of Wessex]

*crickets chirp*
Dunno if I should submit or not, it's been a week! ^^

[Barapam]

*crickets chirp*
Dunno if I should submit or not, it's been a week! ^^

I see no reason not to. I like all options.

[Lancaster of Wessex]

*crickets chirp*
Dunno if I should submit or not, it's been a week! ^^

I see no reason not to. I like all options.

Thank you so much! Appreciated.

[Fauxia]

Not a fan of “tax-hating” in option 1. I prefer “devout taxpayer”

[Lancaster of Wessex]

Not a fan of “tax-hating” in option 1. I prefer “devout taxpayer”

Understandable, and, edited! Thank you!

[Kaschovia]

Debate: Once again your yearly household budget and expenses were published, and a group of like-minded individuals, consisting mainly of anti-spending advocates and social justice campaigners, have begun their annual bluster over the amount being allocated to maintaining your residence, and, in particular, your use of private servants.

I think this could be re-worded slightly so that it reads more comfortably.

A group of like-minded anti-spending advocates and social justice campaigners are blustering over your newly published yearly household expenses and your use of private servants.

Option: "Every single damn year I see millions of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ being squandered so you can live in a virtual paradise!" laments devout taxpayer @@RANDOMNAME@@. "You live like a billionaire while the Average Joe struggles to earn an honest living while being taxed to death! No more I say! Cut all of these butlers and valets and chefs and live like the rest of us!"

I like this option, although there are definitely some needed adjustments.

Every single damn year, I see millions of @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ being are squandered so you can live in a virtual paradise that rich, elitist bubble!

You live like a billionaire while the Average Joe is taxed to death and struggles to earn an honest living while being taxed to death!

Option: "While I don't like the fact that you have any servants, and agree with the penny-pincher that you should cut down, what really irks me is your blatant exploitation of people from disadvantage nations! How many of those working in your household are struggling refugees from Bigtopia, or Marche Noir, and are earning almost nothing!?" thunders immigrant advocate @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@. "You should be ashamed of yourself, and you should give them all an immediate 50% pay raise!"

Like the option above, it is good but does have a few weak areas that need to be addressed and strengthened.

While I don't like the fact that you have any servants, and do agree with the penny-pincher that you should cut down, what really irks me is your blatant exploitation of people from disadvantaged nations! How many of those working in your household your servants are struggling refugees from Bigtopia, or Marche Noir, and are earning almost nothing!? earn almost nothing?" thunders immigrant immigration advocate @@RANDOMNAMEFEMALE@@. "You should be ashamed of yourself, and you should give them all an immediate 50% pay raise!"

The last line has one error. If someone earns almost nothing, a 50% pay rise wouldn't make much of a difference and would allow @@LEADER@@ the freedom to exploit them after the pay rise. I'd bump that up to 500%, just to make sure that the pay rise actually makes a difference.

Effect: applications to work in @@LEADER@@’s residence have skyrocketed overnight.

'skyrocketed overnight' is an unnecessary cliché. If you want to put an ironic spin on this, you could keep the 50% pay rise and mention that servants are tricked into believing they are being paid a lot of money, but are in fact not being paid much more at all.

Option: "Wait…you employ Bigtopians and Marche Noirians? You should be ashamed of yourself!" sighs disgusted nationalist Reeve Cannon. "How many @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ are out of work and would do a kick ass job in your fancy ass house, but you see fit to coddle a bunch of foreigners? No more I say! Anyone who works in your house, or any part of the government, must be from HERE. PERIOD!"

This one needs some polishing as well, to be honest. You said 'you should be ashamed of yourself' earlier, you don't need it again, come up with something else.

"Wait… you employ Bigtopians and Marche Noirians? You should be ashamed of yourself!" sighs disgusted nationalist Reeve Cannon. "How Many @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ are out of work and would do a kick-ass job in your fancy-ass house, but you see fit to coddle a bunch of foreigners? No more, I say! Anyone who works in your house, or any part of the government, must be from HERE. PERIOD here, period!"

The effect line, I believe, is quite weak at the moment.

Option: "Ugh, you're not SERIOUSLY going to listen to any of these whiners are you," bemoans your overly spoiled niece, Tiffany-Amber. "Do you know when I was sleeping over last week, I had to fill the bath tub MYSELF? Like…what is this, like, the Stoner Age?? If anything you need like MORE servants. You shouldn't have to lift a finger around here, and neither should your adorable, cute, favourite niece." She giggles as she snaps her fingers to demand a refill to her porcelain tea cup.

You shouldn't use CAPITALS in speech. Use punctuation and language to convey the emotion in your characters.

"Ugh, you're not SERIOUSLY going to listen to any of these whiners are you,?" bemoans your overly spoiled niece, Tiffany-Amber. "Do you know when I was sleeping over last week, I had to fill the bath tub MYSELF? Like…, what is this, like, the Stoner Age?? If anything you need like MORE servants. You shouldn't have to lift a finger around here, and neither should your adorable, cute, favourite niece." She giggles as She snaps her fingers, to demanding a refill to of her porcelain teacup.

"You know, this wouldn't be a problem if you didn't publish your expenses at all," whispers Snidely Lashwhip, one of your more reptilian-like advisors, who hides under a table, eavesdropping. "What you spend on this residence, who you employ, it should all be classified. Just add some more security, and make this a national security matter, and you can live more luxuriously than you ever dreamed."

This one is pretty good and finishes the draft off nicely, though, of course, there is always room for improvement.

"You know, Thisss wouldn't be a problem if you didn't publish your expenssses at all," whispers Snidely Lashwhip, one of your more reptilian-like advisors, who hides under a table, eavesdropping from beneath your desk. "What you spend on thisss resssidence, who you employ, it should all be classsified. Just add some more security, and make thisss a national sssecurity matter, and you can live more luxuriousssly than you ever dreamed. you've ever dreamt."

You can keep the changes to the speech of this character if you wish, I just thought it would match 'reptilian'.

[Lancaster of Wessex]

With many thanks, I have taken some of your suggestions and edited accordingly!

[Tretrid]

Validity should also include high wealth gaps and medium to high political freedoms.

After all, how can those advocates protest in a dictatorship without being dragged away by men in dark suits?

[Australian rePublic]

Validity: Must have a national residence. Also, why does it matter if you have maids and buttlers, if you pay for them yourself. I think you should specify that they are tax payer funded

[Lancaster of Wessex]

Validity: Must have a national residence. Also, why does it matter if you have maids and buttlers, if you pay for them yourself. I think you should specify that they are tax payer funded

Both great suggestions, thank you!

[Candlewhisper Archive]

It's a nice idea, but I feel it basically asks the same question as #307.

[Lancaster of Wessex]

It's a nice idea, but I feel it basically asks the same question as #307.

It has a similar tone to it, yes, but in this instance it's targeting the leader specifically and also touches on other issues such as immigration/nationalism, specifically because of the servants being from abroad. I still think it could past muster, but that's for you lovely editors to decide.