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I'd buy that for a dollar.

330:2 - Me too! :)

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Again, a small minority gettting trampled, but that's just the way things are. Corporations shall have to expect that consumers may not use their products as they're intended.

==== Overview ====
Civil Rights: Excellent (70) [+1]
Economy: Good (47)
Political Freedoms: Excellent (72)

The Free Land of Gogan is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Doctor Marcin with a fair hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.182 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 57%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, contrails and thunderous rumbles have returned to the skies above, and students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas. Crime is totally unknown. Gogan's national animal is the Goglodyte, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Gog.

Gogan is ranked 4,672nd in The North Pacific and 108,649th in the world for Largest Agricultural Sector, scoring -4 on the Mu-Bah-Daggs Productivity Index.

==== Issues ====
16 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gogan, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas.
The overview has been updated following the last decisions made.

Where There's Smoke (issue 331)
Gogan's fire protection department has long been criticised for being slow, inefficient, and underfunded. A number of ideas have been proposed on how to deal with the problem.

1. "See here, buddy," says Bruce Leach, putting a friendly arm around your shoulder. "Your country needs fire protection, but you don't want to pay for it yourself. What do you say me and some of the boys here open up a few fire stations of our own and let the custome- citizens pay US instead of YOU paying THEM. It's not like we won't put out the fires if they don't have anything on them, we'll just bill them and their children and their children's children until we get all our money."

2. "Woah, woah, woah!" Says liberal activist, Georgina Summers. "I don't want my rescuers to be putting less effort into their jobs because I don't have a credit card or live in a slum. Do you know when you're at your worst, financially? WHEN YOUR HOUSE JUST BURNT DOWN. This is a victimisation of the poor! The government should be in charge of the emergency services and they should treat everyone equally. It's only fair."

3. "Not only that, but we need to prevent fires from happening in the first place," says Jennifer Neumann, your Minister of Safety, carefully turning off the wall sockets in your office. "And if that means sending free smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, and informative pamphlets to every household in Gogan so be it! Damn the expenses, Doctor Marcin, lives are at stake!"

4. "I think that sounds kinda... socialist," says Declan Sanchez with a disgusted grimace. "The government should keep out of this if you ask me. The only reason fires happen is because people are stupid and they know a fire engine will come racing down the street to save them. Take away that safety blanket and I think you'll find they wise up quite quickly! We don't need any tax-consuming fire service! If idiots and their families go up in flames they'll have no one to blame but themselves."

==== Public announcement ====

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331:2 - Additionally, I would propose mandatory fire extinguishers in every building (paid for by the owners), if that isn't the case already.

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331:3 - This initiative might actually be cheaper (through prevention) than option 2...

This.

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