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by Bears Armed Mission » Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:07 am
by Valrifell » Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:41 am
by Jutsa » Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:35 am
by Candlewhisper Archive » Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:07 am
by Verdant Haven » Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:11 am
Jutsa wrote:
@1118: Nice issue! Just... I guess this means that Verdant Haven's draft about this is a duplicate then.
by Bears Armed » Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:36 am
Verdant Haven wrote:Incidentally, it and my issue are completely unrelated in effects and decisions. Mine is about deferred maintenance and infrastructure budgets, whereas 1118 is about regulatory oversight on new construction. There wouldn't be any overlap whatsoever if it were flavored as some other kind of structure!
by Trotterdam » Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:31 pm
#1119 Where There Isn't SmokeThe effect line for the last option is rather satisfying, considering this nation is always a fervent supporter of the last option on #357
The Issue
Since the smoking ban, tragedy has struck @@NAME@@ as the most hip bars lack a certain je ne sais quoi, formerly smoke-filled back rooms are disturbingly transparent, and withdrawing smokers are beset with torpor. Oh, who are you kidding: powerful tobacco interests, wheelbarrows full of money in tow, have come to your office begging for the law to change.
The Debate
2. "Think of the economic impact of the ban," begs former Nicotine 'R Us CEO @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Tobacco farmers letting their fields go fallow, convenience store workers closing shop after losing their most lucrative products, advertisement agencies forced to switch to making Saturday morning kids cartoons, and yes, the employees of the tobacco companies sent to the poor house. Why, it's tragic!" @@HE/SHE@@ carefully wipes away a single tear with a check for a million bits, and discretely stuffs it into one of your pockets. "The economic stimulus and additional tax revenue of a complete lifting of tobacco restrictions should overcome any paltry health objections."
3. "Dude, this tax revenue talk has me thinking," murmurs scruffy looking economics professor @@RANDOMNAME@@, who smells distinctly skunky to you. "On the one hand, legalizing tobacco and taxing it to the gills will bring in more revenue. On the other hand, legalizing all drugs and taxing them all to the gills will bring in even more revenue, which will then let you lower income taxes. It'll be a total economic multiplier effect... or something. Hey, did you know the word 'hand' is just the word 'and' with an 'h' at the beginning? Freaky."
5. "Is @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ health really for sale?" asks your personal doctor, stethoscope pressed to your chest. "Are kids growing up with parents who are bed ridden due to emphysema worth a few more bits in the coffers of @@NAME@@? How about hospital beds full of lung cancer victims? If anything, you should further discourage any renegade smoke-fiends by raising the penalties for getting caught holding or dealing tobacco."
Issue by Ransium and Caracasus
Edited by Candlewhisper Archive
by Verdant Haven » Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:02 pm
Bears Armed wrote:Verdant Haven wrote:Incidentally, it and my issue are completely unrelated in effects and decisions. Mine is about deferred maintenance and infrastructure budgets, whereas 1118 is about regulatory oversight on new construction. There wouldn't be any overlap whatsoever if it were flavored as some other kind of structure!
Maybe a dam?
by Trotterdam » Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:28 pm
by Sacara » Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:43 pm
Two different areas of the subject, however. Verdant's draft is much closer to the latest issue than those two are to each other.
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by Chan Island » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:12 pm
Trotterdam wrote:It's not a rule that we can't have more than one issue about bridges, is it? I mean, sure, we want to avoid overlap, but if it's just overlap in superficial trappings rather than the real subject, it's not that big of a deal. I mean, both #247 and #296 are about fires.
...You know, now I'm kind of wondering if bridges are historically more prone to collapsing than other kinds of structures.
Conserative Morality wrote:"It's not time yet" is a tactic used by reactionaries in every era. "It's not time for democracy, it's not time for capitalism, it's not time for emancipation." Of course it's not time. It's never time, not on its own. You make it time. If you're under fire in the no-man's land of WW1, you start digging a foxhole even if the ideal time would be when you *aren't* being bombarded, because once you wait for it to be 'time', other situations will need your attention, assuming you survive that long. If the fields aren't furrowed, plow them. If the iron is not hot, make it so. If society is not ready, change it.
by Jutsa » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:52 pm
by Trotterdam » Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:19 pm
Positive.Jutsa wrote:Trot, you're certain that the order is 2/3/5 and not 1/3/5? .-.
by Jutsa » Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:49 pm
by Verdant Haven » Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:09 pm
Chan Island wrote:Well, I know that structurally bridges are about the most vulnerable things we build. They have to be built to pretty exacting specifications or they are very prone to collapse.
by The Free Joy State » Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:17 pm
Jutsa wrote:
This is another one I'm going to need help with macros on though...
Also, I believe there might be an extra space in there, but I can't tell if I accidentally did that or not. Probably not.
by Jutsa » Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:36 am
by Trotterdam » Fri Nov 30, 2018 6:05 pm
And here's the other version.
#1119 Where There Isn't Smoke
The Issue
Since the smoking ban, tragedy has struck @@NAME@@ as the most hip bars lack a certain je ne sais quoi, formerly smoke-filled back rooms are disturbingly transparent, and withdrawing smokers are beset with torpor. Oh, who are you kidding: powerful tobacco interests, wheelbarrows full of money in tow, have come to your office begging for the law to change.
The Debate
1. "Productivity has declined in workplaces across the nation and we've got thousands of acres of tobacco plantations going fallow," states ex-Commissar for the Nicotine Production Committee @@RANDOMNAME@@. "The noble worker deserves their smoke break; who are we to take that away from them? Besides, what self-respecting socialist figure would be seen dead without a cigar clenched firmly in their teeth? All the cool communist leaders are doing it; why don't you give it a try?" With that @@HE/SHE@@ discretely stuffs a fine Manamanan cigar into your pocket.
4. "It's not just the tobacco plantations that aren't at full capacity," states scruffy looking economics professor @@RANDOMNAME@@, sporting a shirt that bears the slogan 'Addiction is a Spook'. "Land across @@NAME@@ could be converted to marijuana plantations, poppy fields, and meth labs. Having the state produce all sorts of drugs could be a huge boost to @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ economic activity. And if you think a smoke break will make the workers more efficient, you should see them after an amphetamine break."
5. "Is @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ health really for sale?" asks your personal doctor, stethoscope pressed to your chest. "Are kids growing up with parents who are bed ridden due to emphysema worth a few more @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@ in the coffers of @@NAME@@? How about hospital beds full of lung cancer victims? If anything, you should further discourage any renegade smoke-fiends by raising the penalties for getting caught holding or dealing tobacco."
Issue by Ransium and Caracasus
Edited by Candlewhisper Archive
by Jutsa » Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:06 pm
by Jutsa » Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:06 pm
by Bears Armed » Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:39 am
by The Candy Of Bottles » Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:00 pm
Following Yonder Star (1,120)
The Issue
The rulers of three distant kingdoms have all requested permission to enter The Candy Of Bottles and visit the small town of Betraisa during a specific week this year. When asked for an explanation, they each disclosed that a keen interest in astrology had led them to believe that a long-prophesied religious teacher and leader of mankind would soon be born there. When pressed for further details about how to identify this individual, however, they all decided that letting your government know any more might not be the wisest thing to do.
1.) “Hallelujah!” exclaims Marlon May, your Minister for Culture, Religious Affairs, and Tourism. “We must welcome this opportunity, aid those three kings in their visit, and honour the Prophet-to-be! We will surely improve our chances of salvation... and attract more tourists in the future, too. Yes, these visitors might end up starting a bizarre cult, but we should support religious freedom, right?”
Accept
2.) “Who do these wise guys think they are, wanting to waltz into our country and proclaim that a baby has higher authority than your own?” scoffs Sigourney Herod, your Head of Internal Security Services. “I suppose we could try letting the kings in and following them to see whether they all select the same newborn as this prophesied one. If that does happen, you surely don’t want any potential rivals, do you? Wouldn’t it be a pity if Betraisa Hospital’s maternity ward burnt down at the end of that week, killing everybody inside? That sounds like just the sort of thing those Ultra-Violetist terrorists could be blamed for.”
Accept
3.) “Isn’t your sister due to give birth soon?” inquires Ashley Bone, the overly ambitious civil servant who is taking notes at this meeting. “Perhaps you might arrange for her to do so in Betraisa, proclaim your new nephew as this prophesied Holy One, and then appoint yourself as the child’s designated spokesperson. The followers of this new cult would do whatever you told them! For unto us a child is born, and King Sakub Anangåkïz will be upon his shoulders!”
Accept
4.) “Bah, humbug! What utter nonsense!” retorts Ebenezer Hanover, your Minister for Information. “Nobody should believe in non-scientific ideas like prophecy or astrology, or religion in general, anyway. What we need is a public education campaign against such concepts - then it won’t matter if some child coincidentally does match the supposed forecast.”
Accept
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Issue by The Free Bears of Bears Armed
Edited by Pogaria
by Trotterdam » Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:20 pm
Indeed, I see no evidence of other options, although it seems we have another new issue featuring religion too. Not sure exactly what it's about, from my side it looks like it has significant overlap with #864. Maybe it focusses more on the "safety of travellers" bit than that they happen to be missionaries?The Candy Of Bottles wrote:No gaps at the source, so this should be all the options.
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by Sacara » Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:41 pm
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