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TITLE: Show Me the Stonks!
DESC.: A recent recession leaves @@NAME@@ in ruin. There is also an angry mob outside your window with signs that say "SHOW US THE MONEY!"
REQUIREMENT (OPTION 1): Little (10%) to no state-owned industry
OPTION 1: @@RANDOMNAME@@, your nation's treasurer, ran up to you and yelled, "What did you do? Even the @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ industry failed!" @@HE@@ was furious. "You know what, this could all be solved if you got rid of private industry and everything was in control of the state!"
EFFECT: All private industry is turned into state-owned industry, economic output increases
PUNCHLINE: When a tourist says "private business" in @@NAME@@, @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ cower in fear of police arresting them.
REQUIREMENT (OPTION 2): Little (10%) to no black market
OPTION 2: A random shadowy person comes up to you and says, "Why don't you let my industry thrive? You wouldn't need to do anything," and then he ran away.
EFFECT: 25% of industry now used by black market, economic output slight decrease
PUNCHLINE: You can now buy phones for a arm and a leg- literally.
OPTION 3: @@RANDOMNAME@@ runs into your office and yells, "Why don't we invest in tourism?" Everyone turns to @@HIM@@ and nods their heads- except the one police officer at the door.
EFFECT: tourism boom, crime increase, economic output increase
PUNCHLINE: People come to @@NAME@@ to get mugged.
OPTION 4: "Ha ha," laughs @@RANDOMNAMEMALE@@, the police officer at your door. "That's a horrible idea. Why don't we remove the problem- the stock market! If you make the economy go down it will go up. We learned that last recession."
EFFECT: crime increase, economic output decrease, civil rights slight decrease, weaponization huge increase
PUNCHLINE: @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ no longer believe in the police, so they started mugging even more people.
