Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
Voters, Place Your Bets!
In response to a news story about a casino oddsmaker using offshore betting lines to perfectly predict NATIONSNAME’s last set of election results, interested parties have wrangled their way into your office to bicker about what to do with this potential prediction tool.
I’ve encountered with many choices
1. “Have you no decency whatsoever?” thunders Gregory Schultz, the Violetist demiarchwizard of CAPITAL, before anyone else can say a word. “Even if gambling WEREN’T a mortal sin, the democratic process will fail under such a mighty burden! You must outlaw gambling on elections. Card games are one thing, but this is gambling with the very future of NATIONSNAME! Oh, and we should crack down on those sinful casinos while we’re at it.”
2. “Now, there’s no reason to get excited,” soothes Efthamia Summers, the NATIONSNAME Commissioner of Elections. “We can use this in a nice, boring, I mean safe, kind of way. Why don’t we take bets on elections like bookmakers would take bets on CITIZEN Pharoah in the CAPITAL Derby? If the Election Commission runs all the action, we’ll keep out the riff-raff AND put a little extra cash in our domestic budgets.”
3. “Legalized gambling on ALL votes would be real sweet for our little thing– uh, for the economy,” confides Zack Woolf, an unindicted co-conspirator in the trial of notorious mobster Maxine “The Octopus” Barryotti. “Folks should be allowed to make a little somethin’ when their favorites win, am I right? More jobs, more civic participation! And just between you and me, we could really clean up.” He nudges you with his elbow, glances around, and continues quietly, “Some candidates might just be headed for a fall, know what I mean?”
4. Dismiss the issue
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Option 3. sounds good so I choose it.
The result saids ‘Popular candidates who don’t suffer last-second political scandals tend to get fished out of the CAPITALSNAME River.‘
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Industry: Gambling
Kelly Criterion Productivity Index 99.6%
Corruption
Kickbacks Per Hour 5.2%
Economic Freedom
Rand Index 3.3%
Wealth Gaps
Rich To Poor Income Ratio 1.6%
Crime
Crimes Per Hour 0.48%
Human Development Index
Human Development Index 0.29%
Economic Output
0.22%
Average Income
0.22%
Obesity
Obesity Rate 0.13%
And decline in this qualities
Lifespan
Years 0.05%
Taxation
Effective Tax Rate 0.13%
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.15%
Integrity
Percentage Of Bribes Refused 0.17%
Sector: Manufacturing
Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index 0.21%
Public Transport
Societal Mobility Rating 0.21%
Business Subsidization
Gilded Widget Scale 0.21%
Eco-Friendliness
Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index 0.21%
Public Education
Edu-tellignce® Test Score 0.21%
Welfare
Safety Net Mesh Density Rating 0.21%
Foreign Aid
Clooney Contribution Index 0.21%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.37%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.48%
Safety
Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating 0.75%
Political Freedom
Diebold Election Inking Scale 1.3%
Income Equality
Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale 1.7%
Ideological Radicality
Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index 5.6%
This choice is not nice.
