NationStates Issues **SPOILER ALERT**

[Jutsa]

Hey Val; issues #1638, #1639 are conspicuously missing "quotation marks" for some reason.

Also, #1660 option 3: Yggdrasil Academy, I'm pretty sure is supposed to be @@REGION@@ Academy, since Yggdrasil is a region I also suspect a couple of issues from before 1637 have player names instead of @@NAME@@, but I didn't go back to see if those were fixed or not '^^

Thanks for all the work you're doing

P.S. A lot of really decent issues covered here. Love the community's still going strong.

Edit: Also, in the list, #1582 lists "Verdany Haven" as the editor. Idk who this Verdany is but as much as I love the name, I think they're an imposter.

[Valentine Z]

Ooooh, more to fix and to add. Thanks for the heads-up!

Sometimes, the quotation marks and other little bits just escaped, you know?

[Jutsa]

Oh, I know. Boy do I know.

(Also, I suspect option 1553.4 is just for nations without a ban on sequels, as a counterpart to 1553.5. Sifting through the endless myriad of tiny things and missing variant options will never be finished even if issues stopped being added to the game )

[TalAkMaChen]

A new issue hatched from its egg! Or rather fell into the purse.

#1675 Penny Pinchers [The Ankhalic Vaspriot; ed: The Ankhalic Vaspriot]
The issue
After finding an unusually small @@CURRENCY@@ in your change, you realize that not a single coin is full size, with gold having been cut from their edges and the remainder passed off at face value, a practice known as clipping.

The debatte
1. “Our coins being mutilated in this way reduces trust in the @@CURRENCY@@,” explains your Minister of Important Numismatic Troubles, raiding the bowl of mints on your desk. “These fraudsters haven’t earned an honest @@CURRENCY@@ in their life and clip coins so they can sell the scrap for profit. They’re making money by unmaking it! You must criminalize this practice and arrest anyone caught passing on underweight coins. Penny for your thoughts?”

2. “Consider the other side of the coin,” exclaims your Minister of Not Sweating the Small Stuff, vigorously shaking a bag of coins. “Law enforcement isn’t worth a plugged @@CURRENCY@@ and just nickel and dimes the taxpayer unnecessarily. People are still going to clip coins no matter what you do. Instead, you should encourage businesses to use scales to weigh coins, scrap, and other forms of precious metal to account for inconsistent sizes. You could even redesign our coins to make it easier to cut them into smaller denominations more accurately. Talk about making change!”

3. “Consider the third side of the coin,” posits your Minister of Edge Cases. “No, literally. Reeded edges are the gold standard for preventing counterfeiting and make it easy to tell if a coin has been clipped. If it’s harder to pass on tampered currency, such coins will naturally fall out of circulation and trust in the @@CURRENCY@@ will rise. This is a golden opportunity to modernize our currency! You could even stamp ‘@@SLOGAN@@’ on the edges if you really wanted to. It’s these little things that save bullions in the long run.”

4. “Well, this is a certifiably tricky situation,” remarks your Minister of Promises, infamous for their ‘Good for One Favor’ IOUs. “Relying on so much physical gold was bound to cause problems, but I’ve coined the perfect solution: simply introduce banknotes exchangeable at will for an amount of gold. Not only can you not clip paper, but worn notes could be easily exchanged for newer ones, keeping the @@CURRENCY@@ ever in mint condition. Oh, and did I mention how light banknotes are? Money would be much easier to transport if it’s worth several times its weight in gold!”

5. “Gold was Au-bviously a poor choice for our coins, and silver isn’t Ag-tually much better,” states your Minister of Changing Standards, looking under your desk for lost change. “Abandoning the gold standard in favor of a fiat system is simply the most logical solution as it would make clipping pointlessly inefficient and increase the flexibility of commerce. Doing so would also grant the government greater control over the @@CURRENCY@@, the real silver lining of our situation — or perhaps the copper lining, more Cu-rrectly.”

[Valentine Z]

From the contests? Already? /jk

A nice one, thanks for the report, and a good work from The Ankhalic Vaspriot. ♥

[Valentine Z]

Valentine's Changelog 068

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You challenge my every decision. It is as if you seek to lead the Huns Issue Editors yourself.

- 5 new issues added.
- The quotations missing and Verdant Haven typo fixed, but not reflected.

Changes made to the threads can be seen here.

The typo and missing quotations are interesting. They are not an issue (heh) there in my files, but yes - on the thread... I'm not very sure how it even happened. It's possible that I have fixed it before but I forgot to commit to the thread. It's a mystery!

[Dexterra]

Issue #1,676: All Animals Are Equal, But...

The Issue

Despite living under a proudly socialist system, a recent exposé by a broadsheet newspaper has revealed stark inequalities within @@NAME@@. While workers queue for basic goods and services, party officials enjoy exclusive housing, private transportation, and access to special stores. The report has ignited nationwide debate on whether true equality is being practiced — or merely preached.

The Debate

1. “We’ve strayed from the revolution!” cries @@RANDOMNAME1@@, a passionate union organizer. “The people who are supposed to serve us are relaxing in luxury while the rest of us wait in line for bread. End the privileges — no more elite apartments, no more VIP lines, and no more restricted bespoke tailors! Equality must be lived, not just chanted!”

2. “Leadership needs comfort to function efficiently,” argues senior party economist @@RANDOMNAME2@@, putting away @@HIS@@ designer sunglasses. “We can’t have decision-makers distracted by mundane problems. Besides, these privileges are symbolic rewards for loyalty to the state. People need something to aspire to, or we risk chaos.”

3. “Let’s be honest — equality is a myth!” scoffs @@RANDOMNAME3@@, a self-described pragmatic revolutionary. “What we need is transparency, not forced sameness. If we publish all government expenditures, the people can decide what special treatments our leaders truly deserve. Even if differences remain, the elites will still be accountable.”

4. “We solve this by universalizing privilege!” beams @@RANDOMNAME4@@, an overly enthusiastic party innovator. “Everyone should have a lakeside dacha, silk bedsheets, and hand-crafted cheese boards. While we figure out how to build @@POPULATION@@ of each, why not just make the extravagances we have available by random lottery?”

Authored by Angolistas, edited by Klaus Devestatorie

[Jutsa]

Thank you for adding this one. Was thinking about whether this was an issue just last week.

[Western Theram]

I just got the “A For Effort” issue and although I agreed with the last option which was mandatory college I felt like picking that option again wouldn’t exactly make sense since I implemented it last time, however if there was an option to outlaw homeschooling and make citizens go to physical public schools that would be great and have consistency. Maybe even bring up a new issue where you could make homeschooling legal again

[TalAkMaChen]

Issue #1676: All Animals Are Equal, But... [Angolistas; ed: Klaus Devestatorie]

The Issue

Despite living under a proudly socialist system, a recent exposé by a broadsheet newspaper has revealed stark inequalities within @@NAME@@. While workers queue for basic goods and services, party officials enjoy exclusive housing, private transportation, and access to special stores. The report has ignited nationwide debate on whether true equality is being practiced — or merely preached.

The Debate

1. “We’ve strayed from the revolution!” cries @@RANDOMNAME1@@, a passionate union organizer. “The people who are supposed to serve us are relaxing in luxury while the rest of us wait in line for bread. End the privileges — no more elite apartments, no more VIP lines, and no more restricted bespoke tailors! Equality must be lived, not just chanted!”

2. “Leadership needs comfort to function efficiently,” argues senior party economist @@RANDOMNAME2@@, putting away @@HIS@@ designer sunglasses. “We can’t have decision-makers distracted by mundane problems. Besides, these privileges are symbolic rewards for loyalty to the state. People need something to aspire to, or we risk chaos.”

*3.“Let’s be honest — equality is a myth!” scoffs @@RANDOMNAME3@@, a self-described pragmatic revolutionary. “What we need is transparency, not forced sameness. If we publish all government expenditures, the people can decide what special treatments our leaders truly deserve. Even if differences remain, the elites will still be accountable.” [holds elections]

*4. “Let’s be honest — equality is a myth!” scoffs @@RANDOMNAME3@@, a self-described pragmatic revolutionary. “What we need is transparency, not forced sameness. If all government expenditure was published, we could bring back the vote to decide what special treatments our leaders truly deserve. Even if differences remain, the elites will still be accountable.” [does not hold elections]

5. “We solve this by universalizing privilege!” beams @@RANDOMNAME4@@, an overly enthusiastic party innovator. “Everyone should have a lakeside dacha, silk bedsheets, and hand-crafted cheese boards. While we figure out how to build @@POPULATION@@ of each, why not just make the extravagances we have available by random lottery?”

Authored by Angolistas, edited by Klaus Devestatorie

Note, however, that the options are numbered 1-5 with 3/4 being variants of one another.

[TalAkMaChen]

Next new issue!

#1677 Common Cents [Raionitu; ed: Raionitu]
The Issue
After the removal of pennies from circulation, businesses have begun rounding cash transactions to the nearest value that can be paid with the remaining denominations. Without the coinage to make exact change, some purchases have required customers to pay an entire one one-hundredth of a @@CURRENCY@@ more for groceries. Now, angry citizens have burst into your office demanding action.

The debate
1. Theft! Robbery! Indignity!” cries millionaire Bruce Pennyworth, clutching his gilded wallet. “They say it’s just one penny, but one penny at a time is how we get robbed! I’m on the edge of destitution! One cent when I get my morning coffee, two with my exotic butters, another for my afternoon petit four; over the course of the year all those little losses can add up to massive financial impact. At this rate, I’ll be penniless within the year! For the good of us common folk, you must reintroduce pennies!”

2. “This penny pinching is exactly how the rich get rich,” claims Penny Poor, weighing fruit to find the lightest and cheapest. “And if you look at price tags, they just happen to be prices that get rounded up, rather than rounded down. It’s almost like businesses, and the millionaires who run them, know it will add up over time. These businesses can take the loss. Require them to round down the sale total in all cases where they can’t give exact change! That’s what will help us true common folk.”

**3. “Or we do what we should have done from the beginning,” suggests @@RANDOM_NAME@@, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, as @@HE@@ wipes your desk with disinfectant. “Do away with physical currency altogether. Think about all the disgusting places that money has been; for all you know a toddler swallowed it, passed it, then spent it! Money goes through more hands than a baby goes through diapers! If everything’s digital, no one has to worry about making change or touching filthy money ever again.” [has computers]

*4. “Look at this capitalist greed, tearing our nation apart,” tuts Marl Karx, author of The Great Red Book. “There is a cure however,” he says, patting the Molotov cocktail he carries in a holster at his hip. “Fortunately, there’s a better cure! Communism: moneyless, classless, equal. It might take time to get there, sure, but you won’t have to watch inequity continue to tear at the seams of our great land much longer. We need a different kind of change, one that smashes the wretched status quo.” [has private industry]

*5. Before you can reply, a man with a massive handlebar mustache crashes through the window. “Y’know what would really solve this issue? The free market!” drawls Melborn Moneybags, author of the book Salvation through Capitalism. “If you bring free enterprise to our great nation, then the people can speak through their wallets, and the businesses that handle this situation right will thrive, while the ones who reach a little too far will fall flat. Capitalism fixes everything it touches!” [does not have private industry]

Note that the validity for options 4/5 seem switched in the game currently, I already reported that. The speakers clearly talk about being in a capitalist/socialist economy as indicated in my listed validity, it seems the editor/author just mixed it up.

Note 2: Option 3 does not appear on all nations, it seems to activate "digital currency" like some other issues so I guess you don't see that option when the nation already has this (hidden) policy?Another option would be that this option requires computers for digital currency. I tend to believe that is the actual check as I found more nations without this option.

[TalAkMaChen]

Whoo-hoo, another new issue. Again with the author being editor themselves and editing their own draft to polish it properly. A new trend?

#1678 Praying for Silence [South Armys Nyeth Stuarika and Southland; ed: Southland]
The Issue

What was supposed to be a typical meet-and-greet with your fellow @@DEMONYM_PLURAL@@ was interrupted by an explosive blast... of hymns coming from a Violetist temple’s loudspeaker two blocks down. After blaring their call to prayer for thirty minutes straight, the crowd has soured and they are now demanding that you address the percolating issue of Violetists using loudspeakers for prayer.

The Debate

1. “By my ambiguous non-denominational gods, make it stop!” cries an exhausted @@RANDOM_NAME@@, whose eye bags have eye bags. “I’m so tired! Their temples do this every day, in the morning, afternoon, evening, and even night. I’m not against prayers or their religion, but I—I just can’t anymore! Prayers on loudspeakers should be banned outright. Hell, ban the use of bells, horns, gongs, and other loud sounds while your at it. I’ll be able to... able to...” @@HE@@ then collapses on the ground, snoring.

2. “THIS IS HORRIBLE @@LEADER@@!” yells a Violetist cleric. After taking a moment to adjust @@HIS hearing aid, @@HE@@ continues. “This is targeting our faith. Using loudspeakers for prayers are how we honor Her, by reaching and uniting Violetists of all backgrounds, rich and poor, old and young, the saved and sacrifice-marked. It’s no different from how the Pizzerians ring bells from their golden arches or the saccharine Yellowites blowing their trumpets. Instead, prayers should be exempted from every noise ordinance.”

3. “Surely we can all get along,” chimes your ever-omnipresent Minister of Compromise @@RANDOM_NAME@@. “I do sympathize with the Violetists after they were singled out over practicing something important to them, but it’s clearly having a negative impact on our citizens. I propose that calls for prayer, especially if loudspeakers are used, be capped at say 60 decibels. With some funding, my team can go replacing loudspeakers with ones that can only go up to six, padding the bells in church towers, and inserting oversized corks into parrot horns. Quite a sound plan if I say so myself!”

4. “When will you people learn?” smugly replies anti-Violetist campaigner Barrage la Pencil Ban-Giver, delicately but deliberately painting a violet rose gold. “I’ve been warning for years that the Purples were making @@CAPITAL@@ unrecognizable, but I was jeered at by bleeding-heart activists. Now, they feel comfortable waging a sound crusade on us heretics! If we don’t take a stand, soon they will demand we all follow Violetist law and wear garish purple clothing. You must raid their temples, stop them from proselytizing in public, and if possible ban their ‘religion’. The infection must stop before it’s too late.”

Edit: Thanks for the hint about the co-authorship, and with South Armys Nyeth Stuarika being gone for over two years that issue must have been on the editors' desk for quite some time.

[Dexterra]

#1678 Praying for Silence [Southland; ed: Southland]

This issue has a co-author you forgot to mention, who I think should also be credited: South armys nyeth stuarika

[Western Balkania]

Correction: #1660 Option 3 contains @@CAPITAL@@ Academy, not @@REGION@@ Academy.
Additionally option 1 has a random female name

Option 3 has a random name
Option 4 may have a random name or random male name

[TalAkMaChen]

Another one!

#1679 Meals on Foot [Valentine Z; ed: The Ankhalic Vaspriot]
The Issue
A new edition of Digestion Digest, a national food magazine, has just come out. To the surprise and anger of the nation’s top chefs, instead of covering the ‘Tastiest Ten’ establishments as it typically does, it published back-to-back stories about dozens of tourists falling sick after eating @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ street food.

The debate
1. “Years of culinary arts training and untold amounts of dollars spent, yet people still eat from those places?” scoffs local celebrity chef Fieri Olive, aggressively piling cookbooks on your desk to demonstrate what “real food” is. “Everybody knows that our restaurants make only the best dishes with the best ingredients money can buy, yet all the tiny portions, egregious prices, and highfalutin terminology in the world don’t seem to protect our reputation from these vomitous vendors. I know how to make it certain: kick these sickening wieners off of the streets. Only then will @@NAME@@ regain recognition for its five-star cuisine. How’s that sound, eh?”

2. “Banning them isn’t going to solve anything, they’ll just go underground!” interjects Ego Oignon, your Minister of Culture and self-appointed Minister of Food Critique. “Instead, consider this: remember that random fritter cart we saw yesterday? Ever think about where their food comes from? Or whether they use gloves? They probably even reuse the skewers! Zero stars! We must inspect all street food vendors more regularly to make sure they’re up to code and impose harsh penalties on those who aren’t. Maybe then tourists won’t have to run for the runs so much. Oh, and Mr. Olive, I’ll be seeing you soon.”

3. “The vendors are CLEARLY not the problem! It’s the infrastructure!” asserts Colette @@RANDOM_LAST_NAME@@, chopping vegetables on your desk at a frightening speed. “I went to one of the most famous vendors in all of @@NAME@@ expecting a symphony of aromas, and instead I saw overflowing trash bins, far too many flies landing on my food, and an errant drainage blockage stinking up the whole area. At that point, the rats might as well be doing the cooking. The government should provide ample and proper waste disposal so these sellers can cook and serve properly. Sure, anyone can cook, but having the resources to do so safely is essential.”

4. Just then, a greasy and somewhat fetid man walks up to you and presents you with a box of takeaway food. The smell is captivating; a cornucopia of flavors beckons you. “There’s a reason why the victims are always tourists and not @@DEMONYM_PLURAL@@. We’ve been selling like this as far as I can remember and none of our people got sick, probably. You know why? We got used to it! These poor tourists’ stomachs are just weak. Make street food the ONLY dining option and perhaps it’ll toughen them up a bit.”

[Valentine Z]

That was pretty quick, heh.

[Nevi Land]

Got this 21 hours ago:

#1674 Reining the Dragon

The Issue

Fearing that @@NAME@@ might close the technological gap, and disapproving of your socialist leanings, the United Federation and its allies announced that they will impose stringent restrictions on exporting advanced machines crucial to your information technology industry.

The Debate

1. “We will not be bullied by these economic imperialists!” bellows union leader @@RANDOM_NAME@@, slamming @@HIS@@ fist on your desk. “Let’s show these thugs by using the might of our fire-forged labor to close the technology gap ourselves. We will start by expelling their parasitic companies from our soil, and nationalizing their assets here to fund our endeavor. If we have to fully cut off all trade, then so be it. A little strain is a small price for paving the glorious path to the great workers’ paradise!”

2. “Comrade, we have come to offer support,” announces East Lebatuck’s economic minister @@RANDOM_NAME@@, giving you a firm handshake and lightly patting the top of your head. “We can provide you with advanced technology and machines, equal if not superior to the United Federation’s. In return, little sibling, we ask you to prioritize us in trade, and perhaps allow us to quarter some military troops in your territory to protect both our interests. Together, we can show the world the strength of our socialist alliance!”

3. “Perhaps it’s time for you to reconsider your ‘socialist experiment’,” smoothly replies United Federation diplomat @@RANDOM_NAME@@, leaning back casually in @@HIS@@ chair and combing @@HIS@@ immaculate hair. “Picture this: bustling markets filled with the latest gadgets, dazzling skyscrapers dotting your skyline, and an influx of foreign investments revitalizing every corner of @@NAME@@. Embrace capitalism — privatize your industries, adopt free-market policies, and we will lift these sanctions immediately. A win-win situation, wouldn’t you agree?”

4. “Autarky? Subservience to bigger fishes? All nonsense to me,” whispers @@RANDOM_NAME@@, CEO of Maxtopia’s second-largest transportation company, with rumored connections to @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ crime. “I don’t see eye to eye on your economic policies, but I just can’t abide seeing a stand-up leader like yourself being stood down. Your best option is to let my business smuggle these machines into the country through my network of... alternative suppliers. All I ask is you give me a nice fat cut, ya dig? They’ll never see it coming."

Issue by The Republic of Jiangbei

Edited by Southland

just got this issue too. (alt of SKM)

[Azurius]

Seems I found a new issue here:

#1680 A Slip of the Tongue [The Esoteric Order of Renea; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
The Issue

The nation — or at least, some part of it — is in mourning after the death of @@RANDOM_NAME_1@@, the last speaker of an obscure language native to the far-flung hinterlands of @@NAME@@. Only the most recent in a decades-long trend of native linguistic extinctions, @@LAST_NAME_1@@’s death has spurred a motley association of concerned parties to petition for something to be done.

The Debate

1. “Alas, poor @@FIRST_NAME_1@@!” laments the linguist @@RANDOM_NAME@@. “I did not know @@HIM_1@@, @@LEADER@@. Nor anything about @@HIS_1@@ language actually, but that’s besides the point. This is not the first language that has died on our watch nor will it be the last. There are hundreds of endangered languages within the borders of @@NAME@@, and who knows how long it’ll be before they too are gone! You must fund the efforts of our linguists to go out and make records of these languages from what speakers remain before it’s too late! Did you know that the Ouron tribespeople have over 50 different words for urine? It’s simply fascinating, and so we must preserve their profound insights.”

2. “We can’t resign ourselves to just recording these languages,” chides @@RANDOM_NAME@@, a tribal representative. “They hold within them reflections of entire cultures. They are means of communication which uniquely encapsulate the nuances of their speakers! While they yet live, we ought to encourage their total revitalization: fund the creation of bilingual immersion schools, media in these moribund languages, dedicated areas for the peoples that speak them, and programs to encourage adults to reconnect with their heritage. And we speakers of even the most obscure and unused languages deserve to have government services available in our native tongues. Bada bing!”

3. “@@NAME@@ must be of one language and of one speech,” babbles the towering Minister for State Security. “If you allow these varied and confounded languages to fester, you will only sow division. It will scatter our people. We can’t allow any deviation from our national identity to continue. We should mandate that all the children of these backwater tribes attend state-funded schools, where we’ll educate them on the right and proper @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ way of living. And if a child still insists on speaking the language of savages, we’ll give them a tongue-lashing and a literal lashing!”

Hmm, I am very picky about which options I take for my Azurius... since I can't see the effects on MWQ.dds right now I will think some more over this before picking any option. When I pick an option I will let you know the outcome.

[TalAkMaChen]

Seems I found a new issue here:

#1680 A Slip of the Tongue [The Esoteric Order of Renea; ed: The Marsupial Illuminati]
The Issue

The nation — or at least, some part of it — is in mourning after the death of @@RANDOM_NAME_1@@, the last speaker of an obscure language native to the far-flung hinterlands of @@NAME@@. Only the most recent in a decades-long trend of native linguistic extinctions, @@LAST_NAME_1@@’s death has spurred a motley association of concerned parties to petition for something to be done.

The Debate

1. “Alas, poor @@FIRST_NAME_1@@!” laments the linguist @@RANDOM_NAME@@. “I did not know @@HIM_1@@, @@LEADER@@. Nor anything about @@HIS_1@@ language actually, but that’s besides the point. This is not the first language that has died on our watch nor will it be the last. There are hundreds of endangered languages within the borders of @@NAME@@, and who knows how long it’ll be before they too are gone! You must fund the efforts of our linguists to go out and make records of these languages from what speakers remain before it’s too late! Did you know that the Ouron tribespeople have over 50 different words for urine? It’s simply fascinating, and so we must preserve their profound insights.”

2. “We can’t resign ourselves to just recording these languages,” chides @@RANDOM_NAME@@, a tribal representative. “They hold within them reflections of entire cultures. They are means of communication which uniquely encapsulate the nuances of their speakers! While they yet live, we ought to encourage their total revitalization: fund the creation of bilingual immersion schools, media in these moribund languages, dedicated areas for the peoples that speak them, and programs to encourage adults to reconnect with their heritage. And we speakers of even the most obscure and unused languages deserve to have government services available in our native tongues. Bada bing!”

3. “@@NAME@@ must be of one language and of one speech,” babbles the towering Minister for State Security. “If you allow these varied and confounded languages to fester, you will only sow division. It will scatter our people. We can’t allow any deviation from our national identity to continue. We should mandate that all the children of these backwater tribes attend state-funded schools, where we’ll educate them on the right and proper @@DEMONYM_ADJECTIVE@@ way of living. And if a child still insists on speaking the language of savages, we’ll give them a tongue-lashing and a literal lashing!”

Hmm, I am very picky about which options I take for my Azurius... since I can't see the effects on MWQ.dds right now I will think some more over this before picking any option. When I pick an option I will let you know the outcome.

Now with macros

[Azurius]

Now with macros

Oh, sorry my bad. Edited and corrected. And thanks.

Also option 2 results in: "all tribal children are set for life with guaranteed government jobs."

[Valentine Z]

You're good, no worries! To be absolutely clear, I appreciate both the effort - one with macros and one without. Because sometimes what exactly the macro can be, especially person names, can be a little bit difficult to determine unless there's a draft on the forums.

So yeah, it's all good if you didn't macro it, we still have it as good reference.

[General TN]

Having just had this bad boy be published, I’ll do the honors as the first to receive it. (formatting might be off, I apologize, this is done on mobile at 9 pm)

#1681 The Children Yearn for the Mines [Written by General TN, edited by The Ankhalic Vaspriot]

A recent mine collapse in @@NAME@@ became a national tragedy when dozens of casualties were confirmed, the majority of them young children chosen over adults due to their small size.

[Validity]: Has policy Child Labor, mining industry exists

[Option 1]: "Dear @@LEADER@@, these poor children really shouldn't be working dangerous jobs in the mines," remarks Mrs. Plush, an elderly woman accompanied by a visibly nervous child. "These poor little souls simply can't handle such a risk. Children are much better suited to safer jobs like sewing or making teddy bears and should only be employed in such industries. They're perfect roles for such little hands -- just look what my precious Lily made!" She proudly presents the teddy bear to you, dragging Lily back as she tries to edge away.

[Effect]: sewing needles are topping lists of safe kids' toys

[Option 2]: A woman steps in front of Mrs. Plush and collapses on your desk, clutching a picture of a young girl. "Oh @@LEADER@@! What that softie is proposing is not highlighting the most important problem: my child was killed and I, the parent, received no compensation for the loss of my sweet money mak– I mean my sweet daughter. Parents don't send their children to make money only for them to die before they can make anything substantial. You must compensate parents when these accidents occur and ensure that the industry is held to stricter standards to prevent the loss of our little profit machi–" She coughs mid-sentence before pretending to sob again.

[Effect]: all mines are gold mines thanks to life insurance

[Option Validity]: does not have vat children policy

[Option 3]: "Do any of you realize what child labor is?" proclaims renowned young socialist Sasha Liss, replacing the lilies on your desk with red carnations. "It's a hideous practice directly resulting from the pervasiveness of unchecked avarice in our economy. The horrors of capitalism are always barbaric, but to subject children to such perilous conditions is downright inhuman. Emancipate the children, @@LEADER@@, and outlaw this practice at once!"

[Effect]: children trade in their pickaxes for hammers and sickles

[Option Validity]: Capitalist

[Option 4]: "Oh, @@LEADER@@, what a travesty!" proclaims Auntie Rich, spokesperson of the organization Children of the Proletariat, looking at you aghast. "Child labor is a barbaric capitalist practice that has no place in a forward-thinking socialist society. Get the children out of the mines and into schools where they can realize their true potential. Scrub out the capitalist stain!"

[Effect]: schoolchildren tunnel out to skip classes

[Option Validity]: Socialist

[Option 5]: You feel a small tap on your side, revealing a small, dusty child holding a pickaxe nearly as large as he is. "If you've a moment, esteemed @@LEADER@@, I'd like to introduce meself. My name's Steve, an' frankly, what those adults don' understand is that we like this work! The operation I'm at 'as minecart rides, pools of silver liquid you can float on, an' even fluffy snow that doesn' melt! You should tells the adults to hire more of us 'umble children so me friends can come play wiv me an' experience such joys, if yer leadership'd be so inclined."

[Effect]: children and steel are ubiquitous features of the nethermost depths of @@NAME@@

[Trotterdam]

You forgot the number. I'm guessing #1681?

[Thorn1000]

You forgot the number. I'm guessing #1681?

Can confirm it’s 1681

[General TN]

Yep. Sorry bout that XD. Let me edit that in.