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by Polluted Slavery » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:59 pm
by Individuality-ness » Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:07 pm
by Luna Amore » Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:14 pm
Tsaraine; ed: SanctariaPolluted Slavery wrote:Issue #326: Knitters In A Knot Over Police Stitch Up
Black and Brindle; ed: SedgistanImperium Magnum wrote:Issue #327: No Rest For The Weary @@ANIMAL@@
Mediterreania; ed: SanctariaIndividuality-ness wrote:Issue #328: Bugged by Lack of Intelligence
by Sanctaria » Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:01 am
Individuality-ness wrote:"The best way to gain accurate intelligence is when it's in transit," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a communications technician from the DSA, while hunched over a computer. "Think of the information the @@NAME@@ Security Agency could get from telephone calls, emails, radio chatter, even internet browsing history! All we would need are satellites, servers, algorithms, and quality mathematicians to intercept them. It might be costly, but you don't want another embarrassing incident, do you?"
by Andacantra » Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:33 pm
Sanctaria wrote:Individuality-ness wrote:"The best way to gain accurate intelligence is when it's in transit," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a communications technician from the DSA, while hunched over a computer. "Think of the information the @@NAME@@ Security Agency could get from telephone calls, emails, radio chatter, even internet browsing history! All we would need are satellites, servers, algorithms, and quality mathematicians to intercept them. It might be costly, but you don't want another embarrassing incident, do you?"
This isn't the text, btw, that's something that will change from nation-to-nation. If your nation name is @@NATION@@, then this would be @@N@@SA.
by Frisbeeteria » Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:09 pm
Andacantra wrote:I've entered this as @@NAMEINITIALS@@SA - is this accurate?
by Andacantra » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:33 pm
Frisbeeteria wrote:Andacantra wrote:I've entered this as @@NAMEINITIALS@@SA - is this accurate?
No, but it'll do for a public standard. It won't automatically become the correct macro in issue creation, but it's close enough that we'll recognize the effort.
by The Dictatorship POD » Tue May 14, 2013 11:06 am
by Frisbeeteria » Tue May 14, 2013 11:59 am
The dictatorship POD wrote:Why not have "Oil Drilling" as a major industry?
by THE UNION OF FREE STATES OF AMERICA » Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:22 pm
by The Republic of Mattlandia » Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:53 pm
by Andacantra » Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:49 am
by Burgera » Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:26 am
by Frenequesta » Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:40 am
Burgera wrote:Still almost no new issues in the last time. I wonder if there are really that few people working on editing them.
by Andacantra » Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:01 am
Burgera wrote:#330 - Supermarkets Gobbling Up All The Customers?
The Issue
The recent boom in the nationwide supermarket Humongo-Mart has brought representatives from local mom and pop stores to your office demanding action be taken.
The Debate
1. "Humongo-Mart is destroying our livelihoods!" shouts @@RANDOMNAME@@, the owner of a small butchery, while waving a bloody cleaver. "These chains are over-saturating our cities with ridiculously low prices. I simply can't compete. You need to put a stop to this. We need more regulations dictating where these supermarkets can be."
2. "You've got to be kidding me," scoffs business columnist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "You want to punish businesses if they become too successful? They started small just like everyone else. If you regulate or – heaven forbid – ban big business, can you imagine the fallout? Without corporations to compete with, these small shops could gouge their prices. Never mind what capping industry growth would do to the economy. If anything we need less government meddling."
3. "This raises an interesting question," begins amateur philosopher @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Why should we leave an essential commodity such as food up to the whims of profits and greed? The government needs to step in and take control of the food production in this country. You could ensure that every citizen is provided with a well-balanced, healthy meal instead of this overpriced slop. People shouldn't have their health and basic needs held hostage by greedy corporations!"
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Still almost no new issues in the last time. I wonder if there are really that few people working on editing them.
by Luna Amore » Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:08 am
Andacantra wrote:Burgera wrote:#330 - Supermarkets Gobbling Up All The Customers?
The Issue
The recent boom in the nationwide supermarket Humongo-Mart has brought representatives from local mom and pop stores to your office demanding action be taken.
The Debate
1. "Humongo-Mart is destroying our livelihoods!" shouts @@RANDOMNAME@@, the owner of a small butchery, while waving a bloody cleaver. "These chains are over-saturating our cities with ridiculously low prices. I simply can't compete. You need to put a stop to this. We need more regulations dictating where these supermarkets can be."
2. "You've got to be kidding me," scoffs business columnist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "You want to punish businesses if they become too successful? They started small just like everyone else. If you regulate or – heaven forbid – ban big business, can you imagine the fallout? Without corporations to compete with, these small shops could gouge their prices. Never mind what capping industry growth would do to the economy. If anything we need less government meddling."
3. "This raises an interesting question," begins amateur philosopher @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Why should we leave an essential commodity such as food up to the whims of profits and greed? The government needs to step in and take control of the food production in this country. You could ensure that every citizen is provided with a well-balanced, healthy meal instead of this overpriced slop. People shouldn't have their health and basic needs held hostage by greedy corporations!"
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Still almost no new issues in the last time. I wonder if there are really that few people working on editing them.
Awesome, thank you! It shall be added in a moment. Would appear that none of my nations got that one yesterday. And yeah, it's definitely a slow process but hey, 2 new issues anyway! :D
EDIT: Oh - who's the author/editor? (bottom right hand side)
by Sedgistan » Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:34 am
by Andacantra » Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:22 am
by Zwangzug » Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:41 pm
Unusually heavy rainfall this week burst riverbanks and caused flash flooding in @@NATION@@'s low-lying areas. This has sparked much debate on how the state should deal with flood damage.
1. "We need help to recover from this horrible flood!" says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a resident of the flooded zone, trying to stop his hands from shaking. "I've lost everything: my house, cars, yacht. There was no time to recover anything before it was swept away. The government should compensate us for our losses. It wasn't our idea to can the dam project, after all, and if I get no help I'll be without a roof to live under.
2. "At the end of the day, they chose to live in a flood plain. Why should the government pay anything at all to these half-brained idiots?" rants @@RANDOMNAME@@, a prominent campaigner for lower government spending. "If they want money when there's a flood, they should get insurance and hang the expense. Make them bear the costs of their own lunacy. You don't see ME whining about the whippersnappers that broke one of my windows last fall. Why? Because I paid for insurance!"
3. "These floods should never have happened in the first place," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, a noted architect, with an excited glint in her eye. "They've caused widespread destruction and damage; the repairs will cost millions of checks, and this doesn't count the millions more people are asking in compensation. What I propose is that the government invest heavily in massive flood defenses. Dams! Levees! Floodways! Dikes! Dams! Gates! Wall off the seas and lakes! Put flood gates on every river! No, dam them all up! Then build more dams! We'll have no more floods in @@NATION@@!"
4. "You know what? Why don't we use the cheap, easy solution to stop this problem?" says @@RANDOMNAME@@, floating past on a makeshift raft. "Just stop people from building on flood plains. If you're not in a floodable area, you can't get flooded. Who's going to complain? A bunch of real-estate developers? Please! Even the environmentalists will be happy, because the land will become some kind of nature reserve."
by Benjamin Mark » Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:04 am
by The Campbell Nation » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:03 pm
#332 Summit Security Spending Stirs Strife
The Issue
After The Campbell Nation agreed to host the annual Organization of Really Dominant Economic Regimes (ORDER) summit, opposition parties have slammed the government for planning to spend over a billion Imperial Credits on security alone. They are demanding an explanation.
The Debate
Your press secretary speaks on your behalf at a press conference. "In times of terror and uncertainty, it's imperative we take all necessary precautions. After all, The Campbell Nation is playing host to the world and has an obligation to provide top-notch security. A small tax hike to keep us and our allies safe is absolutely worth it. After all, these summits always bring out dangerous anarchists. If we don't arm the police for the worst, a world leader could get shot!"
"A billion Imperial Credits on security? Outrageous!" exclaims seasoned and radical protester Johann Woolf, while recovering from the effects of pepper spray. "No previous host spent nearly that much. This is a summit about strengthening the economy. How does blowing a billion Imperial Credits on this improve the economy? It doesn't! That's money better spent on us, the people! Our tax money should be going to teaching our children better math skills, not buying another taser!
Issue by: The Free Secular Federation of Nation of Quebec
Editor: Lenyo
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