Something I made that I based on issue 24.
Due to an error in the tax code, the government has overestimated the state budget. The government now requires a tax cut, and special interest groups are keen to have their say.
"The over-expenditure of the education system is, in many areas, simply frightful," says staunch conservative @@RANDOMNAME@@. "And even where we have slashed funding, we could cut even more. I appeal to the authorities for a substantial slash in funding. Remember, the money is our future."
A large-scale cut of the education system is underway.
"We won't have a future if all our funding goes to some overfunded army," says Celebrity and disarmament activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Oh, it's all well and good to have your fancy nuclear bombs and your tanks until some tinpot dictatorship decides to cause a worldwide nuclear war. And don't pretend like there aren't any aggressive nuclear-capable nations in our region. Our number one priority should be slashing military funding.
Military spending recently hit a new low.
"Education is pretty expensive, but Health and Social Welfare are even more useless," says CEO @@RANDOMNAME@@. "This is where the people who don't contribute to society get free money to fill their lazy stomachs: the beggars that clutter up the street. If we help him, what kind of money-throwing nation are we?
They say if you rip through a net there will be fewer holes than before.
"Hey, I've got a crazy idea," says noted communist and zookeeper @@RANDOMNAME@@. "How about the government pays for the services by taking enough taxes from people? Increase the taxes and we will be an even better place, even if that means people have to pay up a bit more."
Money that would have gone to basic necessities go to the government.