The Allied States of BEAST TOAST

#1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 07:50 AM

UN Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:
Excellent
Economy:
Weak
Political Freedoms:
Excellent
Location: The East Pacific

Regional Influence: Minnow

The Allied States of Beast Toast is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Religion & Spirituality, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 48%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Information Technology.

Crime is relatively low. Beast Toast's national animal is the duck-billed platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the comeuppance.

You have a telegram!

You have one outstanding issue.

Jennifer Government: NationStates if you wanna make your own.

Chase_the_Bass · 10-25-2007, 07:51 AM

So our weak political freedoms are excellent?

w8_4_the_moonrise · 10-25-2007, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase_The_Bass

So our weak political freedoms are excellent?

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10-25-2007, 07:56 AM

Fixed it.

n response to a slow news week, certain highbrow newspapers have stirred up the debate over voluntary vs compulsory voting.
The Debate

1. "Compulsory voting makes about as much as sense as having the death penalty for attempted suicide," says civil rights activist Roger Li. "You can't force people to be free! You can only give them the choice. Besides, if all those derelicts who can't be bothered to get off their ass once every few years voted, who would they elect? I shudder to think."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

2. "It's not contradictory at all," argues political commentator Prudence Longbottom. "The fact is, if not everyone votes, the outcome isn't truly representative. Some groups--like elderly gun nuts--vote more often than others. That's why we always end up with such terrible politicians."
[Accept]

3. "This raises an interesting issue," says Buy Silk, your brother. "And that is: why do we need elections, anyway? Seems to me it would be much simpler if you just decided what was right, and did it. Wouldn't that save everyone a lot of time?"
[Accept]

I think my brother might be trying to turn me into a dictator...

Chase_the_Bass · 10-25-2007, 08:03 AM

I choose #1. So is this a real BT thing where we vote on the decisions? Awesome. I can't wait for the "Do you want to farm uranium in our national forests?" one.

10-25-2007, 08:18 AM

Lol, well I kind of chose #1 already, but if you guys wanna vote that's cool too....I think I have 24 hours to change it...I had to choose some options when I made it though, so that's why we have a weak economy and excellent civil rights and political freedoms.

Should we join the UN?

Chill · 10-25-2007, 08:27 AM

no. immigrint free thankyouverymuch. theyd only make us conform to their laws.

also: Isolationism is the best way for a young country to prosper. HIGH TAXES On IMPORTS.

10-25-2007, 08:30 AM

I'll keep that in mind.

acutelyaware · 10-25-2007, 09:59 AM

This is fun. I vote we should be able to vote too. But that does not mean it is the final decision. The final decision rests on the site directors, owner, and moderators.

Josh1579 · 10-25-2007, 11:46 AM

#1 fo sho