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The Oppressed Peoples of William Riker

“That's not possible. I'm Will Riker.”

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The Oppressed Peoples of William Riker is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.381 billion William Rikerians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.1%.

The very strong William Rikerian economy, worth 148 trillion Poker Chips a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 62,386 Poker Chips, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 332,828 per year while the poor average 6,145, a ratio of 54.2 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. William Riker's national animal is the Troi, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

William Riker is ranked 42,580^th in the world and 2^nd in Star Trek for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 56,709.46 Standard Monetary Units.

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