Dismissed.

Option:
3. "What in the name of all that's decent and good are you talking about?" exclaims Elizabeth Gutenberg, leader of the egalitarian civil rights movement 'Everyone Is Equal, Dammit'. "Obviously these pageants will always be sexist unless they're open to everyone. Admiring women only for their beauty is an insult to their intelligence and the beauty of men! It's dually sexist! Open up the pageant to both sexes!"

Result:
Max Barry is this year's Miss Dingbats.

Effects:
[1%] Inclusiveness +0.57%
Average Income of Poor +0.14%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.13%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.13%

[5%] Average Income +0.14%
Welfare -0.13%
Eco-Friendliness -0.13%
Public Education -0.13%
Industry: Information Technology -0.13%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.13%
Business Subsidization -0.13%
[10%] Economic Output +0.14%

Option:
1. “Similar schemes have been very effective elsewhere,” says Elizabeth Belcher, Dingbats’s most infamous traffic warden. “It’s common sense that the best way to curb dangerously high demand is to raise the price of the supply - or, as in this case, to create a price. Charging citizens to go into more congested areas could, combined with the improvements to public transport it will finance, actually make people choose public transport over their cars. I don’t see why people shouldn’t pay tax for a little less traffic on our roads.”

Result:
Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours.

Effects:
[1%] Government Size +0.11% | +0.08%
Environmental Beauty +0.08% | +0.06%
Industry: Cheese Exports +0.07% | +0.05%
Industry: Book Publishing +0.07% | +0.05%
Industry: Information Technology +0.07% | +0.05%
Business Subsidization +0.07% | +0.05%
Public Education +0.07% | +0.05%
Average Income -0.07% | +0.05%
Average Income of Poor -0.07% | +0.05%

[5%] Public Transport +3.0% | +2.2%
Eco-Friendliness +0.40% | +0.30%
Industry: Beverage Sales +0.07% | +0.05%
Welfare +0.07% | +0.05%
Civil Rights = | -0.15%
Economic Output -0.07% | -0.05%
[10%] Public Healthcare ? | +0.05%
Industry: Furniture Restoration ? | +0.05%
Foreign Aid ? | +0.05%
Average Income of Rich -0.07% | -0.05%
Ideological Radicality ? | -0.15%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
2. "That's a disgraceful way to think!" says equal rights activist Marleen Airport. "So the people who need the most help shouldn't get any? I propose that the government subsidises the production of all drugs so everyone can benefit from them, rich or not! That way the money-hungry corporations won't profit from the suffering of the masses. Of course there will be the matter of a small tax rise to fund it - but what's that when lives will be saved?"

Result:
Pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government.

Effects:
[1%] Average Income of Poor +0.80%
Industry: Information Technology +0.13%
Industry: Book Publishing +0.08%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.48%

[5%] Health +2.3%
Welfare +1.4%
Civil Rights +0.78%
Public Education +0.28%
Eco-Friendliness +0.28%
Government Size +0.14%
Nudity +0.11%
Pacifism +0.06%
Economic Output -0.28%
Average Income -0.28%
Business Subsidization -0.42%
Industry: Beverage Sales -1.7%
[10%] Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -0.62%
Average Income of Rich -1.2%
Industry: Retail -5.0%

Option:
1. "What better way to keep kids off of the streets?" asks Marlon Hendrikson, a professional judo instructor. "It's fun, good exercise and gives an invaluable insight into our nation's culture! Judo teaches personal balance, and it improves the health of both mind and body. But self-defence programmes like mine will need government funding to really make a difference - surely the public wouldn't mind paying a little more tax to put an end to the gangs of yobs prowling the streets?"

Result:
The government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces.

Effects:
[1%] Youth Rebelliousness +1.5%
Culture +0.34%

[5%] Welfare +1.1%
Health +0.88%
Government Size +0.09%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.43%

Dismissed.

Option:
2. "I don't see what's so bad," comments Maria Zhu, a famous art critic. "This is urban art at its finest. It's vibrant, colorful, and simply reeks of culture! Just look at the form displayed in this string of racist expletives! Wonderful. Simply wonderful. I think we should really be encouraging these budding Rembrandts, not putting them down! I say we legalise it, in the name of culture!"

Result:
Graffiti graces every city's streets.

Effects:
[1%] Culture +0.31%

[5%] Youth Rebelliousness +1.4%
Pacifism -0.06%

Option:
1. "Fluency in foreign languages is imperative to education," says Professor Tobias Magnet of Dingbats University. "Learning a new tongue not only gives a child a practical, marketable skill, but also encourages compassion and understanding of foreign cultures. With so many nations in the world, I do insist that we increase government funding in these areas and make it a compulsory part of the curriculum. As we say in Ancient Maxtopian: froggug sederty bungo-bungo!"

Result:
Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Cheese Exports +1.3%
Average Income of Poor +0.57%
Intelligence +0.53%
Inclusiveness +0.26%
Industry: Book Publishing +0.19%
Human Development Index +0.07%

[5%] Industry: Beverage Sales +1.1%
Average Income +0.57%
Niceness +0.36%
Compassion +0.35%
Industry: Information Technology +0.16%
Scientific Advancement +0.14%
Pacifism +0.13%
Tourism +0.09%
Recreational Drug Use -0.17%
Business Subsidization -0.57%
Welfare -0.57%
Civil Rights -1.1%
[10%] Industry: Automobile Manufacturing +1.3%
Industry: Retail +1.2%
Economic Output 0.57%
Average Income of Rich +0.57%
Government Size +0.09%
Eco-Friendliness -0.57%
Ideological Radicality -1.8%

Option:
1. "It'll be great," says Harry Cohen, the CEO of Eckie-Ecola. "Nice 'n' happy floating feelings all in a can, and all for just one magnet! It's not the healthiest drink I admit, but what people want to do with their bodies is their own business. If you ban this beverage, you're only denying the citizens of their right to be exposed to the true hallucinogenic experience!"

Result:
'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink.

Effects:
[1%] Cheerfulness +0.41%
Average Income of Poor +0.25%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.25%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.25%
Industry: Information Technology -0.25%

[5%] Industry: Beverage Sales +10.2%
Civil Rights +1.0%
Niceness +0.34%
Average Income +0.25%
Pacifism +0.06%
Public Education -0.25%
Welfare -0.25%
Business Subsidization -0.25%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +0.25%
Economic Output +0.25%
Eco-Friendliness -0.25%
Industry: Retail -0.25%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -0.25%
Health -3.9%

Option:
4. "The problem certainly is capitalism," says William Winters, a famed socialist. "But outlawing the insurance industry will not solve the main problem: the healthcare system itself! It's disgusting! I've seen paramedics check wallets before injuries! We must introduce a national health service and put some healthy investment into medical colleges, hospitals, and the likes. Then we'll have an over-abundance of competent doctors! The insurance industry won't be able to raise a finger to it and the citizens won't have to pay for treatment. Except through tax, of course."

Result:
The study of medicine is popular throughout Dingbats.

Effects:
[1%] Average Income of Poor +2.3%
Intelligence +0.1%

[5%] Niceness +0.71%
Compassion +0.67%
Public Education +0.58%
Pacifism +0.31%
Tourism +0.16%
Industry: Beverage Sales -1.6%
[10%] Health +4.0%
Welfare +1.3%
Government Size +0.37%
Average Income of Rich -1.9%

Option:
2. "Dude, your plan stinks," says Sarah King, leader of The Students Union. "Our clothing is part of who we are; it lets us express ourselves just by passing someone in the corridor. To say we must wear these inhibiting uniforms is an affront to our personal freedom! So back off with the uniforms, dude, students should be allowed to go to school dressed however they like. Or not dressed, if that's their style."

Result:
Students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas.

Effects:
[1%] Youth Rebelliousness +2.9%
Inclusiveness +0.23%
Tourism -0.06%

[5%] Pacifism -0.12%

Option:
1. "There needs to be more done for the elderly," says Gregory Cohen, a resident of 'This Old Man' retirement home. "We can't work to support ourselves anymore, and the pensions we get are measly. We need more benefits such as higher standards of living, free bus tickets, and a continuous supply of magnets. All it requires is a little more generosity on the part of the tax payers - after all, we fought the war for their sort."

Result:
Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites.

Effects:
[1%] Niceness +0.73% | +0.62%
Inclusiveness +0.53% | +0.48%
Tourism +0.10% | +0.09%

[5%] Welfare +2.5% | +2.1%
Compassion +0.70% | +0.61%
Pacifism +0.25% | +0.24%
Government Size +0.24% | +0.20%

Option:
1. "There is absolutely nothing wrong that has been done here," claims one of the researchers, Dr. Larry Sparkle. "Vat-grown cloned tissue is extremely versatile when producing organs for transplantation, and knit my booties if it's not the tastiest and most nutritionally-balanced thing around! Beats me why anyone could be against it."

Result:
Human tissue is grown in vats as a delicacy as well as for transplants.

Effects:
[1%] Average Income of Poor +0.08%
Intelligence +0.07%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.08%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.08%

[5%] Industry: Information Technology +1.2%
Scientific Advancement +0.73%
Average Income +0.08%
Pacifism -0.06%
Welfare -0.08%
Business Subsidization -0.08%
Public Education -0.08%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.08%
[10%] Government Size +0.12%
Economic Output 0.08%
Average Income of Rich +0.08%
Industry: Retail -0.08%
Eco-Friendliness -0.08%

Option:
2. "You can't mean that," gasps Prof. Catherine Gratwick, renowned worldwide for her paintings of trains. "Learning should be done out of love, not duty. The Study of the Arts has been a noble field for many centuries, and learning it is not as easy as you think. I'd rather die than live in a world where creativity is stifled. We should be encouraging young artists, writers, musicians - if only to strengthen Dingbats's cultural reputation."

Result:
Artists are pillars of society.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Book Publishing +2.3%
Culture +1.5%
Intelligence +0.72%
Cheerfulness +0.43%
Average Income of Poor +0.26%
Human Development Index +0.08%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.26%

[5%] Niceness +1.1%
Pacifism +0.86%
Compassion +0.70%
Public Education +0.34%
Average +0.26%
Tourism +0.20%
Environmental Beauty +0.06%
Business Subsidization -0.26%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.26%
Welfare -0.26%
Scientific Advancement -0.78%
Industry: Information Technology -1.7%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +0.26%
Economic Output +0.26%
Ideological Radicality +0.22%
Government Size +0.09%
Industry: Retail -0.26%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -4.8%

Option:
4. "There's no need for anything so controversial," posits Daniel Dodinas, Manager of the Department of Leaver Earnings of Wall To Wall Mart. "If our working age population can't support the pensions our retirees deserve, then clearly we need more workers. There are plenty of talented Maxtopians, Marche Noirians, and Big- well... and lots of Bigtopians too, queueing up to get jobs in this country. If we open our borders to them, we'll have more than enough taxpayers to support elderly Dingbats well into retirement. Everyone's a winner."

Result:
Immigrant Bigtopians work themselves to the bone to support gold-plated Dingbatian pensions.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Cheese Exports +0.50%
Average Income of Poor +0.25%
Industry: Information Technology -0.1%

[5%] Welfare +0.76%
Industry: Beverage Sales +0.56%
Economic Output +0.25%
Average Income +0.25%
Government Size +0.08%
Eco-Friendliness -0.25%
Business Subsidization -0.25%
Public Education -0.25%
[10%] Industry: Retail +2.1%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing +0.75%
Average Income of Rich +0.25%

Dismissed.

Option:
1. “This society should be protected from us!” says anthropologist and Star Trek nut, Barbie Wilson. “Have you ever heard of the prime directive? We must protect cultures from damaging modern influence! It is not our right to go and change the way these people live. Let them be.”

Result:
Large sections of Dingbats have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there.

Effects:
[1%] Culture +0.40%
Compassion +0.18%
Niceness +0.16%
Environmental Beauty +0.15%
Tourism +0.10%

[5%] Eco-Friendliness +0.39%
Civil Rights +0.15%
Weather -0.62%
[10%] Ideological Radicality +0.15%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
2. "Think of the CHILDREN," cries Lee Rifkin, your Foreign Minister. "Membership in the World Assembly is vital if Dingbats is to ensure that countries across the multiverse adopt a way of living that is right! I shudder to think of the awfulness that would happen in other nations without our guidance in the World Assembly. Please, Steve Guttenberg, we must remain a part of this organisation!"

Result:
Dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission.

Effects:
[1%] Environmental Beauty +0.09%
Tourism +0.06%
Inclusiveness +0.06%
Average Income of Poor +0.05%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.06%
Industry: Information Technology -0.06%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.06%
Political Freedom -0.57%

[5%] Eco-Friendliness +0.54%
Welfare +0.51%
Business Subsidization +0.29%
Government Size +0.29%
Public Education +0.21%
Average Income +0.05%
Economic Output +0.05%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.06%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +0.05%
Industry: Retail -0.06%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -0.06%
Ideological Radicality -0.55%

Dismissed.

Option:
2. “You can’t!” cries Ned Bullock, the National Treasurer. “They don’t seem to realise that if we cut taxes, it will drastically underfund our public services! All our environmental work, our education system, our healthcare system - all will go kaput! Dingbats depends on these taxes, we need the money! Don’t let the people fritter it away on luxuries, ‘cos they’ll soon be complaining about there not being enough policemen on the beat. We’ll tax the shirts off their backs and they’ll be damn well happy about it!”

Result:
The sound of wooden legs echo throughout Dingbats after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax.

Effects:
[1%] Environmental Beauty +0.90%
Culture +0.55%
Tourism +0.53%
Intelligence +0.49%
Average Income of Poor +0.28%
Inclusiveness +0.24%
Scientific Advancement +0.15%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.28%

[5%] Welfare +1.9%
Eco-Friendliness +1.8%
Business Subsidization +1.3%
Government Size +1.2%
Health +1.1%
Public Education +0.80%
Pacifism +0.35%
Economic Output +0.28%
Average Income +0.28%
Secularism -0.52%
Industry: Beverage Sales -1.1%
[10%] Public Transport +4.4%
Compliance +1.2%
Weather +1.1%
Safety +0.92%
Taxation +0.69%
Average Income of Rich +0.28%
Industry: Basket Weaving -0.28%

Option:
1. Natalia Pushkin, lawyer for the woman known only as Miss X, says, "It is Miss X's right to choose! It's her body; she can do whatever she wants with it. In the interest of women's rights, abortion MUST be legal throughout the country!"

Result:
Abortions are routinely performed in Dingbats's hospitals.

Effects:
[1%] Inclusiveness +0.42%

[5%] Secularism +0.46%
Government Size +0.05%
[>10%] Public Healthcare +2.0%

Dismissed.

Option:
3. "I can't believe what I'm hearing!" exclaims environmental activist Hillary Yeats. "Tree museums? Police funding? Don't it always seem to be the case that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? We're talking about natural treasures and you're talking about destroying them. Is there anything that you can build that can really be better than nature? We should put a stop to all encroachment into natural areas. Think about it for a moment!"

Result:
There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt.

Effects:
[1%] Lifespan +0.07%
Industry: Information Technology -0.07%
Intelligence -0.08%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.13%
Average Income of Poor -0.28%
Industry: Cheese Exports -1.4%

[5%] Environmental Beauty +3.6%
Tourism +1.3%
Public Education +0.28%
Welfare +0.28%
Business Subsidization +0.28%
Average Income -0.28%
Industry: Beverage Sales -1.4%
[10%] Eco-Friendliness +2.4%
Government Size +0.15%
Economic Output -0.28%
Average Income of Rich -0.28%
Industry: Retail -1.5%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -1.7%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
1. “This is the perfect opportunity to learn more of our nation’s history!” says Professor Michelle Lannister, head of the archaeological department of the Dingbats History Museum. “All building work must be halted immediately so that my team can study this remarkable piece of our nation’s past. To bury these ruins under some concrete eyesore would be criminal!”

Result:
Prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams.

Effects:
[1%] Average Income of Poor +1.5%
Culture +0.46%
Public Education +0.38%
Business Subsidization +0.10%
Tourism +0.08%
Pacifism +0.07%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.07%
Average Income -0.10%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.41%

[5%] Compliance +0.17%
Welfare +0.10%
Eco-Friendliness +0.10%
Public Transport +0.10%
Economic Output -0.10%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.71%
Weather -0.76%
[10%] Foreign Aid +0.10%
Public Healthcare +0.10%
Average Income of Rich -1.4%

Option:
2. "Umm... huh?" inquires village idiot, Ruby Cheswick. "I voted? When? Oh, yeah. Please don't make me not vote. The ballots are really tasty, and where else would I get my fibre? Everyone should have the right to vote, no matter what their favourite greenhouse is! Then we can all get the government to do what we want! First thing I think we should do is, uh, ban fruit? I hate fruit."

Result:
Citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature'.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Cheese Exports +0.23%
Inclusiveness +0.19%
Tourism -0.06%
Human Development Index -0.08%
Environmental Beauty -0.09%
Scientific Advancement -0.14%
Industry: Book Publishing -0.22%
Average Income of Poor -0.23%
Industry: Information Technology -0.25%
Intelligence -0.59%

[5%] Political Apathy +0.99%
Business Subsidization -0.12%
Economic Output -0.23%
Average Income -0.23%
Government Size -0.30%
Welfare -0.36%
Industry: Beverage Sales -3.8%
[10%] Industry: Retail +0.23%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing +0.23%
Ideological Radicality -0.06%
Average Income of Rich -0.23%
Eco-Friendliness -0.42%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
2. "This is an unacceptable intrusion into the personal lives of the population," says Mohammed Mistletoe while checking under your chair for bugs. "Just imagine all of the sensitive personal information that the police will pick up! Would you like someone listening to your calls to your mother or your lover? I think not! Laws should be passed so that the government and police can't stick their big noses where they're not wanted!"

Result:
It is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws.

Effects:
[1%] Employment ? | ? | +0.14%
Intelligence ? | ? | +0.11%
Integrity +0.07% | +0.07% | +0.06%

[5%] Civil Rights +0.19% | +0.09% | +3.6%
Recreational Drug Use ? | ? | +0.51%
Nudity ? | ? | +0.34%
[10%]Ideological Radicality ? | ? | +3.3%

Option:
3. "Hey, aren't we all being a little extreme about this?" says noted economist, Roger Love. "Surely we could just keep the key industries, such as the electricity and water supplies, under government control and lessen the regulations on the others so they could function more independently? That way, the people can't complain that they are at the mercy of big business, and industries such as retail can function more effectively."

Result:
The government has legalised small-scale capitalism.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Cheese Exports +1.2%
Industry: Book Publishing +0.09%
Scientific Advancement -0.06%
Intelligence -0.06%
Tourism -0.15%
Inclusiveness -0.18%
Environmental Beauty -0.30%
Average Income of Poor -4.0%
Employment -23.2%

[5%] Industry: Beverage Sales +1.3%
Average Income +0.31%
Economic Output +0.31%
Pacifism -0.25%
Government Size -0.86%
Public Education -1.1%
Business Subsidization -1.3%
Welfare -1.9%
Eco-Friendliness -2.0%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +4.3%
Industry: Retail +3.7%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing +1.5%
Secularism +0.66%
Safety -0.63%
Ideological Radicality -5.3%

Option:
2. "Ticketing children for getting out of the house and exercising?" asks Margaret Rikkard, a school teacher, in disbelief. "That's outrageous! It's true that skateboarding can be dangerous but so is walking down the stairs! You want to ban that too?! What we should do is pass laws requiring safety equipment for skaters - if we allocate a little bit of the tax payers' money to the cause, we can build a skate park that will keep our children safe and away from others on the road too."

Result:
Skateparks can be found in every city.

Effects:
[1%] Culture +0.68% | +0.62%
Environmental Beauty +0.09% | + 0.08%
Intelligence +0.07% | +0.06%
Inclusiveness +0.06% | =

[5%] Youth Rebelliousness +4.6% | +4.3%
Health +2.6% | +2.1%
Welfare +0.55% | +0.45%
Civil Rights +0.44% | +0.45%
Eco-Friendliness +0.61% | +0.43%
Business Subsidization +0.32% | +0.29%
Government Size +0.29% | +0.29%
Public Education +0.25% | +0.19%
Nudity +0.11% | +0.11%
Secularism ? | -0.11%
Pacifism -0.15% | -0.14%
Industry: Beverage Sales -1.3% | -1.4%
[10%] Weather ? | +0.68%
[>10%] Foreign Aid ? | +11.1%

Option:
3. "These corrupt, money-hungry corporations are only looking out for themselves and their bottom line!" says Finlay Zhu, an environmentalist from northern Dingbats. "The government needs to enact stricter laws for how these companies can dump their waste safely, and when they poison Dingbats's people and environment, the government needs the authority and manpower to enforce harsh penalties! These companies make their messes, they should pay to clean them up!"

Result:
Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste.

Effects:
[1%] Environmental Beauty +0.29%
Tourism +0.09%
Average Income of Poor -0.16%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.60%

[5%] Eco-Friendliness +1.9%
Health +1.6%
Public Education +0.16%
Business Subsidization +0.16%
Welfare +0.16%
Government Size +0.12%
Economic Output -0.16%
Average Income -0.16%
Industry: Beverage Sales -1.5%
[10%] Average Income of Rich -0.16%
Industry: Retail -0.72%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -0.76%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
2. "It is not unethical," replies Dr. Ella de Groot, the chief surgeon at Dingbats's largest cancer research clinic. "The unethical thing to do would be to deny the public of the benefit of the great scientific advancements we're making! If we have to sacrifice some animals in the name of science, healthcare, or a commercial venture, then that's just what we've got to do! Think of the lives we could save! All we require is more government support and funding for this worthy cause."

Result:
Several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation.

Effects:
[1%] Tourism -0.1%
Niceness -0.60%
Average Income of Poor -3.2%

[5%] Government Size +0.08%
Pacifism -0.21%
Compassion -0.60%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +2.9%

Option:
3. "The answer to this problem is patently obvious," says Kathleen Cohen, your Minister of Social Welfare. "The government simply needs to give more funding to the welfare department so that we can recruit more social workers to carry out regular checks on parents and judge whether or not they're doing a good job of looking after their children. It'll be expensive, but at least it's a damn sight fairer than licensing parents."

Result:
Welfare funding has recently gone through the roof.

Effects:
[5%] Welfare +2.2%
Government Size +0.14%
Pacifism +0.09%

Option:
1. "It's a simple matter really," says left-wing activist and former rock star Sophie Laine. "Sometimes when you're voting, all the options suck. Why then should people be forced to hold their nose and vote for the lesser of two, or even three or four evils? Adding 'None of the Above' to the ballot would ensure that the people have a choice at all times, even if that choice is to reject the choices they have been given!"

Result:
Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates.

Effects:
[5%] Integrity +0.08%
Political Apathy -0.65%

[10%] Ideological Radicality +0.06%
Industry: Retail -0.65%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
3. "With the greatest of respect, this is none of your business!" yells Al Taffs who is rumoured to have had more than a thousand lovers and even more children. "The government has no right to go about trying to dictate the laws of love and romance! Marriages break down, people move on - is it really the government's place to make people stay put? You must recognise the fact that the law has no place within the bedroom!"

Result:
Dingbats is notorious for its citizens' infidelity.

Effects:
[10%] Secularism +0.40%
Safety -0.39%

Option:
2. "This is censorship!" says Fanny Leach, editor-in-chief of The Hebdomadal Gabfest while carefully noting everything you say in a notepad. "We speak for the people! Admittedly some newspapers didn't check all of their facts before they published, but that doesn't merit such draconian measures at all! If we're only allowed to print the absolute truth then how soon before we're getting constantly sued by politicians for libel? What about our rumour columns? It'll totally destroy the business! The government must have no part in repression of the media!"

Result:
Truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Book Publishing +1.5% | +1.5%
Political Freedoms = | +1.5%
Intelligence +0.24% | +0.31%
Average Income of Poor +0.14% | +0.06%
Industry: Cheese Exports -0.14% | -0.14%
Industry: Information Technology -0.14% | -0.14%

[5%] Average Income +0.14% | +0.14%
Economic Output +0.14% | +0.14%
Integrity ? | -0.08%
Eco-Friendliness -0.14% | -0.14%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.14% | -0.14%
Welfare -0.14% | -0.14%
Public Education -0.14% | -0.14%
Business Subsidization -0.14% | -0.14%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +0.14% | +0.20%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -0.14% | -0.14%
Industry: Retail -0.14% | -0.14%

Dismissed.

Option:
1. "These rebels are harmless," says Bianca de Jong, political commentator. "In the interests of free speech and democracy, we should allow them to broadcast their messages. There's nothing wrong with a little criticism of the government - indeed, it could do with some more incentive to perform well."

Result:
'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Dingbats's radio stations.

Effects:
[1%]Intelligence ? | +0.20%
Integrity +0.05%| -0.06%
Tourism -0.07% | -0.07%
Average Income of Poor -0.74% | -0.16%

[5%] Political Freedom = | +5.6%
Civil Rights +1.6% | =
Pacifism -0.08% | =
Political Apathy -0.65% | -0.69%
[10%] Average Income of Rich +0.64% | +0.14%
Nudity +0.11% | =

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
1. "It's just a bit of harmless fun!" says Falala Tan, creator of Barry the Pig, while spraying your advisors with melted cheddar. "If the government were doing a better job people wouldn't feel the need to throw cheese at them. We should be free to express our displeasure in any way we choose. Besides, my cartoon books are selling like hot cakes, and that's got to be good for the economy, right?"

Result:
Cheese has become the new icon of political dissent.

Effects:
[1%] Industry: Cheese Exports +6.9%
Industry: Book Publishing +0.76%
Average Income of Poor +0.24%
Intelligence +0.19%
Information Technology -0.24%
Niceness -0.29%

[5%] Political Freedom +1.2%
Average Income +0.24%
Economic Output +0.24%
Pacifism -0.07%
Eco-Friendliness -0.24%
Industry: Beverage Sales -0.24%
Public Education -0.24%
Business Subsidization -0.24%
Welfare -0.24%
Compassion -0.28%
Political Apathy -0.36%

[10%] Average Income of Rich +0.24%
Industry: Automobile Manufacturing -0.24%
Industry: Retail -0.24%

Option:
2. "I am shocked and appalled at what my colleague is suggesting!" exclaims Wil Bronte, President of the Civil Rights Union of Dingbats. "Slavery? We should punish these offenders, yes, but send them to rehabilitation centres instead! As for the ethnic squabbles, programs in school should begin to stop these racist attitudes in childhood! All it will take is some slight fortification to the education budget!"

Result:
Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "Love and peace!" as a way of life.

Effects:
[1%] Inclusiveness +0.78%
Niceness +0.30%
Intelligence +0.09%
Tourism +0.05%

[5%] Public Education +0.48%
Compassion +0.30%
Pacifism +0.25%
Government Size +0.17%

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Option:
2. Speaking anonymously and from hiding, one of the musicians says, "It was just meant to be a joke! I never thought that they'd take it so seriously. I just wanted to give them a little ribbing like I do the other major religions of Pastafarianism and Frisbeetarianism." Alexei Longbottom glances over their shoulder to see if anyone is watching, "Please don't try to figure out who I am. I'm scared for my safety. The government should protect my freedom to insult whomever I want. Freedom of speech should hold nothing sacred, not even God."

Result:
The Dingbats Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'.

Effects:
[1%] Inclusiveness +0.44%

[5%] Civil Rights +0.46%
Nudity +0.11%

Dismissed.