You are the President of the United States of America, there will be many issues that will come up.
You have to keep decreasing the corruption value in order to win the game. If you keep increasing the corruption value then you will loose.
If it is a -10, you win. If it is a +10 you loose.
Let's head over to your [[Desk]].
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
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You are at your desk
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(if: $corruptionValue >= 10)[You got the corruption too high. You Loose.]
(if: $corruptionValue <= -10)[You got the least amount of corruption. You Win.]
(if: $issue1 is true)[Go to issue [[Compulsory Military Service Under Attack]]]
(if: $issue2 is true)[Go to issue [[More Police Needed]]]
(if: $issue3 is true)[Go to issue [[Military Demands Increased Spending]]]
(if: $issue4 is true)[Go to issue [[Cancer Sufferer Demands Euthanasia Bill]]]
(if: $issue5 is true)[Go to issue [[Citizens Struggle Under "Unfair" Tax Burden]]]
(if: $issue6 is true)[Go to issue [[Death Penalty On Agenda]]]
(if: $issue7 is true)[Go to issue [[A Busload of Worry]]]
(if: $issue8 is true)[Go to issue [[The Great Wall of the United States of America?]]]
(if: $issue9 is true)[Go to issue [[Illegal File-Sharing Flares]]]
(if: $issue10 is true)[Go to issue [[High-Speed Monorail Service Promises Connections]]]
(if: $issue11 is true)[Go to issue [[Corruption in the Lobby]]]
(if: $issue12 is true)[Go to issue [[The Cost of Freedom]]]
(if: $issue13 is true)[Go to issue [[With Liberty, Freedom, and Guns for All?]]]
(if: $issue14 is true)[Go to issue [[Hold an Election?]]]
(if: $issue15 is true)[Go to issue [[Is the Free Press too Free?]]]
(if: $issue16 is true)[Go to issue [[More Jails?]]]
(if: $issue17 is true)[Go to issue [[Legalize Weed?]]]
(if: $issue18 is true)[Go to issue [[Secret Police]]]
(if: $issue19 is true)[Go to issue [[Legalize Gay Marriage]]]
(if: $issue20 is true)[Go to issue [[Forcing Religion in Schools]]]
(if: $issue21 is true)[Go to issue [[Government Postal goes on Strike]]]
(if: $issue22 is true)[Go to issue [[Praying in Schools]]]
**Compulsory Military Service Under Attack**
Concerned mothers and nervous school-leavers are petitioning the government to abolish compulsory military service.
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"Our children are forced to be trained to murder!" protests Patrycja Holloway, chairman of the Parents Against All Things Violent organisation. "For too long now the government has been snatching away our children and training them to become killing machines. This archaic practice must be banned at once! Sure, some of them could end up breaking into cars or terrorising old people, but hey, kids will be kids, right?"
"What a preposterous idea!" scoffs Drill Sergeant Dexter Gale. "The youth of the United States of America has never needed the discipline provided by the armed forces more than it does today, and with all those rogue states out there we need all the recruits we can get! If anything, the government should lengthen the required service and drop the minimum age to something more reasonable."
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Will you choose to [[Keep Compulsory Military Service->Bottom Option Military Service]] or will you [[Get Rid of Compulsory Military Service->Top Option Military Service]].
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(set: $issue2 to true)**More Police Needed**
As crime rates rise, some in the community are calling for increased policing.
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"Just the other day, I got mugged in the broad daylight!" says ruffian Clifford Collins. "And the ironic thing is I had just stuck up this other guy. When muggers are getting mugged, even I have to admit that crime has gotten out of control. We do need more police."
"Yeah, good luck with that," says conservative leader and gun enthusiast Israel Mcgregor. "Look, we do need more police, that's clear. But that's not enough. We need real punishments: sentences that will act as a genuine deterrent to people considering a life of crime. Like public floggings."
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Will you choose [[More Police->Top Option More Police]] or will you [[Deter Crimials from Crime->Bottom Option More Police]].
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(set: $issue3 to true)Children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].The military struggles with recruitment.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].**Military Demands Increased Spending**
The Department of Defense has put its case for a substantial increase in funding for the coming financial year.
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"These are turbulent times we live in," says Defense Chief Malakai Zimmerman. "Turbulent and dangerous. And the only sensible response to that, of course, is to build a lot more weapons. Unless we get the funding we need, I can't promise that we'll be able to defend the United States of America's sovereign borders from rogue nations and foreign powers. Or those leaky boatloads of refugees, for that matter."
"NO MORE BOMBS," chant the protestors outside Parliament House, in a repetitious and increasingly annoying appeal. Spokesperson Jade Hernandez, speaking through a feedback-afflicted microphone, says, "The United States of America needs fewer weapons, not more! Make the world a safer place! Disarm now!"
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Will you [[Increase the Budget->Top Option Military Spending]] or will you [[Slash the Budget->Bottom Option Military Spending]].
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(set: $issue4 to true)**Cancer Sufferer Demands Euthanasia Bill**
Dorothy Terwilliger lies immobilized in a hospital bed, unable to move. She has end-stage cancer, and wishes to end her struggle against death. However, laws prevent her doctors from obeying her wishes.
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Dorothy and her family are campaigning for a "Dying with Dignity" bill, to change this situation. She implores the government to legalize euthanasia.
"I agree, but go further: there is never a right time for euthanasia," says Bishop Olivia-Mae Weber. "The lives we lead are given to us by the grace of God, and he decides when they end. It is not for us to question God's divine purpose, no matter how odd or screwed-up it may seem."
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Will you [[Legalize Euthanasia->Top Option Euthanasia]] or will you [[Keep Euthanasia Illegal->Bottom Option Euthanasia]].
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(set: $issue5 to true)**Citizens Struggle Under "Unfair" Tax Burden**
A recent poll has revealed high levels of dissatisfaction among the populace about tax rates.
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"I don't object to the amount of tax, I object to where it's being spent," says social reformer Elinor Clarke. "I'd like to see everyone have a choice as to where their US Dollars go every time they fill out a tax return. Everyone would feel a lot better about opening their wallets if they had a say as to where the money went. I think you'd see a lot more public money going to education and a lot less to business."
"It's not the AMOUNT of tax, it's where the burden falls," says student activist Drew Donald. "And at the moment, far too much of the burden is falling on the poor. People on high incomes still have more money than people on low incomes. I don't think I need to say anything more than that."
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Will you [[Let the Citizens Choose Where the Money Goes->Top Option "Unfair" Tax Burden]] or will you [[Take from the Rich->Bottom Option "Unfair" Tax Burden]].
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(set: $issue6 to true)**Death Penalty On Agenda**
Following a tragic double-murder, capital punishment has surged as an election issue. There now appears a real possibility that right-wing candidate Ben Shapiro, running on a "Do the Crime, pay the Penalty" platform, will gain power. While society's intelligentsia is outraged, debate rages as to whether the government should intervene.
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"This is a democracy, remember?" rhetorically questions Professor Cydney Mcdaniel of the University of Dallas. "That means that if the people want something, the people get it. I hate to say it, but in the name of political freedom, we need to accept that our country will have the death penalty.
"I'm sorry," says Civil Rights Unionist Marisa Spencer, "but this travesty cannot be allowed to pass. If the government needs to crack down on lunatic fringe groups in order to keep our great nation free of the death penalty, then so be it. We must ban the politics of hatred and fear!
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Will you choose to [[Instate the Death Penalty->Top Option Death Penalty]] or will you [[Remove Extreme Political Parties->Bottom Option Death Penalty]].
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(set: $issue7 to true)**A Busload of Worry**
An advertisement battle over the morality and acceptability of "coming out of the closet" is taking place on Washington D.C.'s buses, with different factions presenting their vehement cases on these moving billboards. Groups on all sides are demanding the government step in, soothe egos, and take action.
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"This is disgusting, and I shouldn't have to see it," pines prominent homosexual, Ivy Hurst, for once abandoning stereotype to be seen without feather boa, "The United States of America should be a nation intolerant of intolerance, and what could be more intolerant than this? Have you any idea what damage this fundamentalist advertisement will do to young people struggling to come to terms with their sexuality? We should ban this ad, and instead educate children to be free about their sexual preference, without deference to religious or cultural orthodoxy."
"This is disgusting, and I shouldn't have to see it," declares Caitlan Kennedy a particularly prudish representative of Christianity, "Have we forgotten that the United States of America is a country founded on traditional values, not least the sanctity of the relationship between man and woman? These deviants have no respect for what is natural and are spreading a sickness through my country, so I have a god-given right to educate the people about it. I say we ought to ban these LGBwhatever posters and divert some government funds to reminding the people of the United States of America what it truly means to be a virtuous soul!"
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Will you choose to [[Ban the Posters and Educate the Children->Top Option Busload of Worry]] or will you [[Ban the Posters and Have Religion Step In->Bottom Option Busload of Worry]].
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(set: $issue8 to true)**The Great Wall of the United States of America?**
Due to the ongoing wars in neighboring countries, a recent rash of illegal immigrants have been caught at the borders of the United States of America prompting many citizens to call for tighter immigration laws.
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Julian Hunt of the United States of America National Purity League says "These illegal aliens are just an eyesore with their strange customs and funny languages. Uneducated immigrants like these only worsen crime and steal valuable jobs! I say we should boot them all out on their ears and put a big fence around the country!"
Athena Hampton of the United States of America Civil Liberties Union says "We must welcome these refugees from any nation into our open arms, they are fleeing one oppressive dictatorial regime in the only way they know, we must not let them think they're jumping from the frying pan into the fire!"
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Will you [[Build the Great Wall->Top Option Great Wall]] or will you [[Let the Refugees in->Bottom Option Great Wall]].
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(set: $issue9 to true)**Illegal File-Sharing Flares**
A surprise raid conducted on ISPs over the last week in the United States of America shows that more than 30% of all Internet data transfer in the United States of America at one time or another is used by illegal file-shares to illegally distribute files, most notably songs.
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"What we need to do is hack their computers and format their hard drives," says Reggie Kearns, recording industry representative. "People need to be taught to not mess with the law. This is theft, pure and simple. And they're not only halving our revenue to tune of billions of US Dollars, but you are also stealing a few hundredths of a US Dollar from the artist for every song they steal. THINK OF THE STARVING ARTISTS!"
"Yo, dang, blizzity blang, yo, this ain't, right, yo," says Rickie Freeman, famous rapper with three platinum albums. "Dang, yo, we dang need to copy-protect my dang CDs, yo. That dang playability life dang decreases, yo, but it's the only way to stop this, dang, yo."
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Will you [[Invade Peoples Privacy->Top Option File-Sharing]] or will you [[Copyright CDs->Bottom Option File-Sharing]].
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(set: $issue10 to true)**High-Speed Monorail Service Promises Connections**
Vroom-A-Zoom-Zoom (VAZZ), a consortium of weird-looking hippies and yuppie roller coaster aficionados, has developed plans for a high-speed monorail service for the United States of America to help counter and relieve problems brought about by banning cars.
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“This is great,” says Kelsea Sweeney, devout anti-spending advocate. “You know what’ll happen? The government will invest huge sums of money in a service no one will use. I suggest nipping it in the bud... and cutting back government spending across the board while you‘re at it.”
“I disagree,” says Luciana Townsend of Vroom-A-Zoom-Zoom Ltd. “If people are worried about the costs, why not let the monorail service be a private company? That way, it will have to compete with other industries and make a profit. And don‘t forget that‘ll bring in more tax revenue. Of course, that would make fares too pricey for a lot of people, but the rich would probably use it a lot!”
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Will you [[Not Spend Any Money->Top Option Monorail]] or will you [[Make the Monorail Affordable for the Rich->Bottom Option Monorail]].
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(set: $issue11 to true)**Corruption in the Lobby**
After the passage of a bill giving billions of US Dollars to "any oil company with two 'x's in its name", there was much discussion over the influence that corporate lobbies have over the government and whether it was getting out of hand - until an all-waves radio and TV broadcast suggested citizens go have a coffee at Starbucks instead.
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"It disgusts me how much this government is eating out of the hands of corporations," says Kasie Wilk, an anti-corporate activist. "A government's first priority is supposed to be its people! The United States of America! Not some faceless company interested in nothing but money! The right to petition is for individual citizens, not for multinational companies that answer to no one."
"There's no need to get excited, we've got everyone's best interests at heart," replies John-Paul Donnelly, a corporate lobbyist. "Yes, individuals have the right to make their opinions known to the government, but so too do groups of individuals. And that's all a corporation is: a group of individuals wanting to contribute. By helping corporations, the government helps the country. Unemployment goes down, the economy goes up, and everyone's favourite products become more readily available. In fact, if corporations were already part of the political process we could do so much more! I propose that companies be allowed to run for office."
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Will you [[Not Ban Corporate Lobbying->Top Option Corruption]] or will you [[Allow Corporate Lobbying->Bottom Option Corruption]].
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(set: $issue12 to true)**The Cost of Freedom**
After a highly publicized arrest, in which one of the nation's wealthiest celebrities was detained for assaulting two of her servants with a priceless Fabergé egg, some of the United States of America's rich have begun demanding the right to avoid prison terms by paying off their victims.
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"It makes, like, no sense for someone like ME to be stuck here for three WHOLE DAYS," whines Clarrisse Milton during a jail cell interview, only after dimming the lights and getting earplugs for her hangover. "And the trial hasn't even STARTED. My daddy has PLENTY of money and, like, nothing better to spend it on. He could just give a few million US Dollarsto the victims' families and, um... like, the government. That's fair, right?"
"You've got to be kidding me!" bellows the United States of Americas's Attorney General, Tevin Drummond, angrily pounding his fist on your desk. "No one should be above the law, no matter how much money they have! It's bad enough that they can hire some shyster lawyer to get them off on a technicality most of the time. As a matter of fact, we should make the rich use public defenders. It's only fair considering everyone else is stuck with them. You know what, just expand the entire public defenders' office while you're at it."
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Will you [[Not Let People Pay People Off->Top Option Freedom]] or will you [[Ban Private Law Firms->Bottom Option Freedom]].
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(set: $issue13 to true)**With Liberty, Freedom, and Guns for All**
After the banning of firearms in the United States of America, the underground the United States of America Handgun Association went public, staging huge protests in an effort to turn over the firearms ban.
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"We need our guns back!" shouts Natalia Bryan, wildly waving a water pistol in the air. "This is an infringement on our personal rights! If someone went and killed a bunch of people with a cricket bat would you ban them too? Sure people will be killed, but that's the price you've gotta pay for freedom! These liberals keep talking about legalising drugs because if we can't control them, we might as well join them. Humbug! I say we should do the same for guns!"
"Nonsense!" insists Michelle Mires, while handcuffing herself to your leg. "Guns pose a risk to people's lives! No one should have the freedom to be stupid! Do you realise just how easy it could be for someone to get hold of a gun and just go and kill people? If you allow everyone to have guns, you're going to be condemning people to death! The answer to safety isn’t more guns - it’s more policemen on the beat, more serious attention brought to gun-smuggling, and banning toy guns and gun-related violence on the television. We’ve got to get it into people’s heads - guns are BAD.”
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Will you [[Give Guns Back to the People->Top Option Liberty]] or will you [[Ban All Violence->Bottom Option Liberty]].
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(set: $issue14 to true)You Allowed it!
The police force is on a recruitment drive.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].You Denied it!
Theives are flogged in public for their crimes.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Military spending is on the increase.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Millitary funding has been stripped back.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Euthanasia is legal.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].You Denied it!
Euthanasia is illegal.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Citizens select which government department gets their income tax US Dollars each year.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].High-Income earners pay a 100% tax rate.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].The death penalty has been reintroduced.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Extreme political groups are outlawed.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Children as young as six shock their parents by coming out of the closet.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Tightly packed chior-boys sing the god-given joys of heterosexuality on public transport.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].A large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Refugees from other nations are flocking to the United States of America's border.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].A cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].CDs are regularly copy-protected.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Government spending has hit an all-time low.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Only the wealthy can afford monorail fares.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Corporate lobbying has been outlawed.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Tesco was recently named as the new national treasurer.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Well-off serial killers write monthly checks to avoid jail time.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Private law firms are unheard of.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].The United States of America is renowned for its lax gun laws.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].Citizens are frequently searched for illegal weapons.
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Corruption is $corruptionValue
Go back to [[Desk]].