A Taxing Dilemma
| Author | Claraxia |
|---|---|
| Editor | Sirocco |
| Date added | 2004 |
| Subject | Tax Rate |
| Main category (?) | Government |
| Number of options | 2 |
A Taxing Dilemma is an issue that allows players the opportunity to have a chance to make some general cuts in their overall national tax rate. It is believed that this issue is only triggered for nations that have tax rates that are greater than or equal to 100%.
Issue
Citizens staged a mass protest against 'monolithic' tax rates after the government recently instituted the 'Anything That's Purple' tax.
Options
- "The tax situation in @@NAME@@ is ridiculous," says @@RANDOMNAME@@ at the protest. "The taxes keep getting piled on and yet - I haste to add - the government doesn't seem to realise that with a 100% tax rate, they already have all our money! We've been reduced to bartering for goodness sake! I haven't seen a @@CURRENCY@@ in years! It's bad for @@NAME@@, but more importantly, it's bad for business. We must take huge cuts out of the government budget. Even if it does mean less education, healthcare, and whatnot."
- "You can't!" cries @@RANDOMNAME@@, 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! @@NAME@@ 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!"
Domestic Impact
Option 1
The following game text is added to nations choosing this option:
- government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet
It is believed that this option that this option significantly decreases the size of government and reduces the tax rate. It should be noted that tax rates can actually exceed 100%, thus this option will not always appear to bring a nation's tax rate below 100%.
Option 2
The following game text is added to nations choosing this option:
- the sound of wooden legs echo throughout @@NAME@@ after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax
It is believed that this option slightly increases the size of government and increases the tax rate.
Additional materials
- List of Issues
- NationStates Issues Thread on jolt forums discussing daily issues
