Induced Capitalism
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| Motto: "A Meal For A Few Simple Coins" | |
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| Region | 18 Beech Grove |
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| Capital | Lemona |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Leader | Viceroy Thomas |
| Population | < 1 billion |
| Currency | The Pfennig |
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The Confederacy of Induced Capitalism is the economic heartland in the 18 Beech Grove region. It is found in the Western area of the region near the mythical Islands of Kloomp which are frequently used in scare stories when the nation's young fall out of line.
Induced Capitalism is a former colony of the Federation of Wharf Springs but is now an independent nation with a sovereign government which totally denies its colonial history in an attempt to shake off any left-wing propoganda remaining from the dark years of the colony. However its traditionalist culture has allowed it to retain the position of Viceroy who heads the limited government that remains since the nations independance.
The nation is currently noted for its limited interferance in the life of the individual on almost all aspects of life, promoting a strong pro-business culture whilst strangely encouraging environmental ways of life which also ties in with its sustained and heavy investment in public transport which has followed its economic doctrine of Grahamonomics
History
Induced Capitalism is a relatively new nation in comparrisson to its neighbours in the region, having only been granted its independence from the Federation of Wharf Springs within the last 100 years. Previous to this it was the largest colony in the Federation after being annexed in a vast expansion 950 years ago. This colonisation was accepted by the small population and even welcomed as a protecting wing from a potential kloomp threat, emminating from the nearby Kloomp Islands.
Since then the region was found to be rich in mineral wealth, particuarly Uranium and developed a significant economic sector around this, although this was greatly limited by the central government within the Federation which clamped dopwn hard on this private enterprise with huge tax hikes on business and private property, felt hard in the colony. With other colonies seemingly accepting these left wing polices the population of Induced Capitalism became increasingly frustrated and dissoloutioned with the federation which they had once welcomed with open arms.
This frustration came to a head following the passing of the Colonial Obedience Act, passed by the Federations' House of Dudes in §903 in which all colonial citizens must swear allegance to the Federation, wearing only underpants in the style of the Federation flag and a sweaty Arsenal shirt. This was deemed unacceptable by the population who immediately demanded independence from the Federation, sneakily using the strong form of 'referandum government' adopted by the Federation to force this through as law and so the State of Induced Capitalism seceded along with several other colonies in the Federation in a time known as the "Lemon Divorce". (This has never been officially agknowledged by the Induced Capitalism government who stress that the nation was never under any left wing sphere of influence and deny that any such things exist)
Following the "Lemon Divorce", the nation has undergone political and economic upheaval several times over until §968 when the nation produced the Capitalist Constitution in order to stabalise the country. This constitution still stands in force to this date and is strictly protected but the populist government.
