(umm.... I guess airships was not part of the flying ban...)

90: 3. Seems fitting.

The economy seemed to have been helped a little bit by the gold find, while civil rights instead took a hit (as citizens are not allowed to keep what they find).

I'll just assume that air ships are not included in the aeroplane ban, rather than bother complaining about Nationstate's inconsistency again.

90:3 - funny idea to make corporation bosses work to alleviate the damage their corporation caused. Knowing Nationstates the outcome will be drastic again, but I'm curious to see what the effect of this decision will be.

So, I guess we'll get to see how a bunch of CEO's and their ilk can handle the pressure of trauma centres. I'm not sure I'd like to be one of the patients they get assigned to.

==== Overview ====
Civil Rights: Excellent (68)
Economy: Developing (22)
Political Freedoms: Very Good (74)

The Free Land of Gogan is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 337 million love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with areas such as Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 23%, but much higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Pizza Delivery industry.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, the government seizes all major gold finds, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime is well under control. Gogan's national animal is the Goglodyte, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Gog.

Gogan is ranked 4,473rd in The North Pacific and 101,989th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -2 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.

==== Issues ====
19 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gogan, anti-government web sites are springing up.
The overview has been updated following the last decisions made.

Eminent Domain: Inherent Right Or Daylight Robbery? (issue 91)
A furious debate over eminent domain, or compulsory purchase, the government's right to take a citizen's private property without permission, has erupted after the government evicted hundreds of people from their homes to make way for a new shopping complex and a bypass.

1: "Eminent Domain? More like outright theft!" cries Mark Wilson, whose house was bulldozed. "They took away my home! I have to move everything in my life somewhere else because of the whims of some fruitcake city planner? It's lunacy! This blatant power abuse mustn't be allowed to continue. The government should require explicit permission before taking private property!"

2: "You can't be serious," objects Howard Dredd, a city planner. "You've got to have bypasses. Eminent domain's essential! Without it we'd actually have to pay for the property we were steali- ah- expropriating and that would mean lots of boring paperwork and be much more expensive. If we really need to build something, say a bypass to ease congestion, do you really want that to be stopped because one person says no? We need eminent domain to let Gogan make progress. In fact we could cut costs even more if we didn't have to pay compensation..."

3: "I do believe we should retain our right to eminent domain," says Falala al-Zahawi, your Minister of Miscellaneous Amenities. "But to use it for private industry is just immoral and corrupting. We really ought to only use eminent domain for the purpose of building public utilities like hospitals, schools, and carparks."

Economic Collapse Looms! (issue 92)
Big business, fed up with over-regulation in Gogan, are heading offshore in ever-increasing numbers.

1: "Good riddance!" says noted environmentalist Marlon Silk. "Sniff that air! It's never been so clean! At last, our society is freeing itself from the consumer death-trap! I say it's time to take the final step and outlaw capitalism once and for all!"

2: "This is a catastrophe waiting to happen," says the Chamber of Commerce. "Think of the consequences! Without big business, where do the jobs come from? Where do we get our medicine? Our cars? Our latest fashions? There are dozens of useless regulations the government could abolish today to make life easier for commerce, and it's high time they did."

==== Public announcement ====
As I'm expecting to be busy next weekend and likely to miss an issue or two, I'll try to prepare a buffer by running two issues today, and another two some time next week.

91: 3
92: Dismiss. No need to outlaw big business, neither to abolish regulations.

Regarding Issue 91, I'll just leave this here. That said, I'm rather in favour of option 1.

As for issue 92, umm... dismiss?

Ooh, didn't see this earlier. Can I start voting midstream?

91: 3. Sometimes, you've got to have a road or a sewer.

92: Dismiss? Not enough information.

91: while 1 is more in line with maximal civil rights, HGiles is right. Some construction projects are essential when cities grow and one can not always count on citizens affected to be sensible and sell when asked to for the common good. Some are just stubborn, so some (heavily regulated) way to evict land-owners is necessary, if it is for the good of the city. Therefore, I vote for option 3.

92: dismiss. We don't want to loose the economy. But we also don't want to let the corporations loose on the poor country without regulations.

I always find this funny when I drive past.

Nice.

And now we already know where you live. Mwahaha! (OK. Some comments about ManU / City might have been quite as revealing already :-) )

It is on the way to airport, does not mean I live nearby. But, yes, chances are I live in the mid-englands :)

I'm not going to answer that, or bid you welcome, as it seems I scared off the last one I answered positively.

91: 1, because I've done 3 already (and it wasn't a particularly positive result).
92: Dismiss. Both options, in Nationstates, will have terrible consequences.

Sure. Please stay and start voting. New players are always welcome.