Macro Comparison
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:50 pm
Dial L for Loan
The Issue
After a recent unfortunate incident involving a foreign casino, a gambling addicted crime lord, and a secret agent that was a bit too confident in his poker playing abilities, the government is currently strapped for cash. Your Finance Minister has reminded you of a swathe of delinquent government loans made to a small nameless nation in your sphere of influence that could be called in to close the budget gap.
The Debate
“If they can’t pay up, why we’ll get a Confederacy of Allied States tribunal involved!” declares Maria Han, your Finance Minister. “Start by removing their spendthrift leadership, and install a stooge, er... someone who understands the gravity of their international obligations. Next, forcibly privatize some of the most easily monetized state services. Why, I bet some of Maljaratas’s businesses might even be interested in buying them.”
“How soft!” mutters Shigeru Nygma, leader of the infamous ‘Loan and Pool Shark’ mercenaries, while menacingly holding a pool cue. “It’s time you went full repo man on these money squanderers and take what’s owed to you. They won’t dare to object to a few of their warships, crown jewels, or national treasures going to the cause.”
“A thousand pardons Nick Fabian!” pleads the country’s ambassador, Owen Dett, while kissing your feet. “Although our nation is a mere insignificant speck of dirt compared to the might and majesty of your nation, we implore you to find it within your heart to forgive the debts of us, the most ‘umblest of nations.”
Issue by The Dux Headquarters of Annihilators of Chan Island
Edited by Ransium