==== Overview ====
The Free Land of Gogan is a fledgling, pleasant nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 5 million 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.
The small government concentrates mainly on Defence, although Commerce and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 16%. A small private sector is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, followed by Cheese Exports and Soda Sales.
Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gogan's national animal is the Goglodyte, and its currency is the Gog.
==== Issues ====
As there can only be 5 unsolved issues at a time, and the government (us, that is) has decided on a position just recently, I can only present one issue today (any more will not be brought to our attention the ones decided on takes effect). As far as Nationstates is concerned, the position on any issue can be changed up until the position is finally adopted, but to make it easier for me, I have set a cutoff as per my last post.
The overview will not be changed until the positions are formally adopted, which will take another 8 hours or so.
Compulsory Organ Harvesting Proposed (issue 5)
Tempers flare in Gogan as civil libertarians and the healthcare lobby clash once again over mandatory post-mortem organ donation.
1: "It's not as crazy as it sounds," says Dr. Bharatendu de Jong. "Every day, people die because we don't have the organs to save them. Well, that and widespread under-funding of the health system. But the point is, if the government allowed us to take organs from dead people, we could save hundreds of lives a year. And come on, it's not like dead people need them."
2: "You keep your damn hands off my organs!" says alarmed hospital patient Gretel McAlpin. "They are my organs, and I'll do with them what I like. The government has no right to my body."