Nation States

[FortKnox]

There is an online game called Nation States, where you run a nation. You pick, the name, flag, currency, etc. Every few hours an issue comes and you have 2 to 4 options to pick from. They, in turn, effect, the economy, civil rights, etc. Or you can dismiss the issue

Anyways, this is the one I got just now:

The Issue

This weekend, a citizen’s group calling itself Gun Owners of Knox Nation has petitioned Congress with a controversial bill making gun ownership compulsory.

The Debate

1. “This is a very important step to securing the rights and lives of our families and controlling the government,” urges noted gun ownership proponent Sasha Spirit. “Not only would it significantly decrease crime, but it would also effectively stop government tyranny in its tracks. Of course, this also means that every wacko and their cousin will have a gun, but don’t worry, you’ll have a gun to defend yourself from them, so it will all work out.”

   Accept

2. “While the Gun Owners of Knox Nation have the safety and security of our people in mind, it would simply be impractical to enforce,” comments Police Chief Lauren de Vries. “A better option would be to legalize, and encourage use of, concealed carry laws, which would allow responsible citizens to keep firearms with them at all times, on their person, to kill any wacko or their cousin who they think is threatening them.”

   Accept

3. “Compulsory gun ownership?! Concealed carry?! Are these fools nuts?!” rants an enraged Million Mummy March activist. “We don’t need any of these things! What we need is complete gun registration, so that the government can track down dangerous people, like those people who possess unregistered weapons.”

   Accept

Dismiss This Issue

FYI, I chose the concealed carry option.

[FortKnox]

And here is how things went after passing it.

Recent Trends

SafetyBubble-Rapp Safety Rating 20.33 → 22.03 8.4% TourismTourists Per Hour 38.63 → 41.17 6.6% PacifismCheeks Turned Per Day 10.85 → 11.11 2.4% ComplianceLaw-abiding Acts Per Hour 57.45 → 58.59 2.0% TaxationEffective Tax Rate 12.73 → 12.86 1.0% Industry: RetailShrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index 248.92 → 249.47 0.22%Industry: Basket WeavingHickory Productivity Index 2,133.61 → 2,138.32 0.22% WelfareSafety Net Mesh Density Rating 1,259.42 → 1,262.20 0.22%Defense ForcesTotal War Preparedness Rating 1,259.42 → 1,262.20 0.22%Public TransportSocietal Mobility Rating 1,259.42 → 1,262.20 0.22% Industry: Arms ManufacturingCharon Conveyancy Index 847.52 → 849.39 0.22% Sector: AgricultureMu-Bah-Daggs Productivity Index 4,514.36 → 4,524.32 0.22%Industry: Book PublishingBella Potter Productivity e-Index 3,526.38 → 3,534.16 0.22%Public EducationEdu-tellignce® Test Score 2,370.68 → 2,375.91 0.22% Industry: Timber WoodchippingTasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index 7,171.30 → 7,187.12 0.22%Industry: Beverage SalesAddison-Fukk Productivity Rating 6,578.63 → 6,593.14 0.22%Industry: Pizza DeliveryPepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index 2,357.64 → 2,362.84 0.22%Industry: Furniture RestorationSpitz-Pollish Productivity Index 4,207.95 → 4,217.23 0.22%Business SubsidizationGilded Widget Scale 222.25 → 222.74 0.22% Industry: InsuranceRisk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating 2,222.51 → 2,227.41 0.22%Public HealthcareTheresa-Nightingale Rating 1,333.51 → 1,336.45 0.22% Law EnforcementOrwell Orderliness Index 1,333.51 → 1,336.45 0.22% Industry: Information TechnologyFann-Boi Productivity Index 4,682.09 → 4,692.41 0.22% Industry: Trout FishingNemo Depletion Efficiency Index 2,545.52 → 2,551.13 0.22%Sector: ManufacturingGooback-Jerbs Productivity Index 2,981.13 → 2,987.70 0.22%Industry: MiningBlue Sky Asbestos Index 3,022.62 → 3,029.28 0.22% Industry: Cheese ExportsMozzarella Productivity Index 912.71 → 914.72 0.22% Eco-FriendlinessDolphin Recycling Awareness Index 518.59 → 519.73 0.22%Average IncomeUS dollars 75,526.13 → 75,336.29 0.25% Average Income of RichUS dollars 229,320.65 → 228,744.23 0.25% Average Income of PoorUS dollars 19,330.35 → 19,281.76 0.25% Economic OutputUS dollars 107.25 → 106.98 0.25% Freedom From TaxationHayek Index 90.83 → 90.59 0.26% Industry: GamblingKelly Criterion Productivity Index 8,450.74 → 8,112.99 4.0%Black MarketUS dollars 55.60 → 52.08 6.3% CharmlessnessKardashian Reflex Score 2.56 → 2.33 9.0% CrimeCrimes Per Hour 9.48 → 7.50 20.9% WeaponizationWeapons Per Person 2.47 → 0.93 62.3%

[hipower]

I think that's a wise choice. Let us know how it affects your personal country.

LOL Looks like you got an answer while I was typing in my comment.

Seems like the results are all positive.

[FortKnox]

Here's the site to the game, I encourage everyone to sign up and see if you can run your own country. www.nationstates.net

Here's my country, Knox Nation

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=knox_nation

The Democratic States of Knox Nation is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, smutty television, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 149 million Knox Nationians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.9%.

The strong Knox Nationian economy, worth 11.2 trillion US dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Tourism. Average income is 75,336 US dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 228,744 per year while the poor average 19,281, a ratio of 11.9 to 1.

The nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, and citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns. Crime is well under control. Knox Nation's national animal is the Dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Edited November 2, 2016 by FortKnox

[Murgatroy]

Knox Nation sounds like a interesting place.

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[FortKnox]

So I take it no one else has played this game yet. It isn't time consuming. You get an issue once every few hours and pick the answer.

See how well you can run your nation.