Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
Students Demand Financial Aid
Students from many universities in NATIONSNAME are protesting about the rising financial cost of studying at university and are demanding that the government provide more financial aid to students.
I’ve encountered with many choices
1. “We need money now,” screams Mohammed Lopez a student from one of NATIONSNAME’s top achieving universities. “All these tuition fees are just too much! I need that money to spend on books, study materials, accommodation, and alco- well, uh, you get the gist of it. All these fees are doing is preventing people from poorer backgrounds achieving their potential. The government ought to pay for all university expenses. After all if nobody went to university where would all the doctors and teachers come from?”
2. “OH GOD NO THE EXPENSE!” screeches Colleen James, your Minister of Education before eventually calming down. “No, no. This is not a good idea. Do you know how high the tax rate is already without introducing something like this? We should be making tuition fees higher if anything. University is a privilege, not a right, and only the elite should be allowed within those walls. And by elite, of course, I mean rich.”
3. “These young people are the greatest resource our nation has,” says Faith Longfellow, a famous demographer. “If you’re going to discourage them from going to university then you’re cheating our nation out of its potential. What I suggest is government-funded loans to students from poor families. That way we can have the best of both worlds without the expense. Admittedly, some may still not be able to afford it but there’s no pleasing some people.”
4. “Why bother with universities anyway,” says refuse collector Alexei Zhimo. “These students could be working and earning a living instead of wasting time and money learning things with no point whatsoever. Who needs to know about ancient Maxtopian poetry, huh? Who would hire you for that? There are plenty of jobs out there, so why don’t they go and get one? I’ll tell you why: it’s because they are lazy. I propose the government close all universities in NATIONSNAME and make people get a job after they leave school. With all the money saved from closing down universities we can have a well-deserved tax cut too.”
5. Dismiss the issue
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Option 3. sounds good so I choose it.
The result saids ‘Loans are available for students from poor families.‘
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Public Education
Edu-tellignce® Test Score 3.0%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.94%
Inclusiveness
Mandela-Wollstonecraft Non-Discrimination Index 0.75%
Scientific Advancement
Kurzweil Singularity Index 0.71%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.19%
Government Size
Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index 0.19%
Taxation
Effective Tax Rate 0.15%
Economic Output
0.14%
Average Income
0.14%
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.13%
Human Development Index
Human Development Index 0.12%
And decline in this qualities
Employment
Workforce Participation Rate 0.09%
Eco-Friendliness
Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index 0.14%
Welfare
Safety Net Mesh Density Rating 0.14%
Public Transport
Societal Mobility Rating 0.14%
Business Subsidization
Gilded Widget Scale 0.14%
Foreign Aid
Clooney Contribution Index 0.14%
Sector: Manufacturing
Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index 0.14%
Crime
Crimes Per Hour 0.47%
This choice is nice.
