#1543 What Are We Paying For?

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1. ten out of ten journalists agree that @@LEADER@@ is doing a bang-up job
-4.55 to -3 Civil Rights (mean -3.9336)
-13.14 to -7.14 Political Freedom (mean -9.9264)
-0.17 to +0.09 Death Rate (mean -0.0155)
-7.4 to +9.81 Eco-Friendliness (mean +0.3700)
+2.83 to +3.42 Social Conservatism (mean +3.0855)
-1 to -0.5 Nudity (mean -0.7500)
+0 to +29.64 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +3.7391)
-2.89 to +16.26 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +2.6736)
-82.23 to +17.95 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -22.9909)
-2.62 to +68.59 Industry: Information Technology (mean +7.2918)
-0.34 to +0.51 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -0.0073)
-0.33 to -0 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -0.0300)
-16.26 to +269.79 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +25.8973)
-4.66 to +12.41 Sector: Agriculture (mean +0.7527)
-7.23 to +45.69 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +4.8855)
-6.93 to +54.8 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +5.5682)
-8.37 to +65.48 Industry: Mining (mean +13.0609)
-0.16 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -0.0145)
-4.56 to +52.73 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +7.6609)
-18.08 to +55.06 Industry: Retail (mean +9.6582)
-730.6 to -0.77 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -290.2164)
-0.87 to +48.26 Industry: Gambling (mean +5.8364)
-96.7 to +299.39 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +6.6555)
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-7.69 to +13.88 Public Healthcare (mean +2.7745)
-12.12 to +29.48 Law Enforcement (mean +7.0491)
-14.18 to +26.93 Business Subsidization (mean +6.5273)
-33.95 to -10.74 Rudeness (mean -22.5682)
-6.34 to -0 Intelligence (mean -1.1636)
+0.04 to +8.96 Ignorance (mean +1.9709)
+0.14 to +0.67 Political Apathy (mean +0.2382)
+1 Weather
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-0.04 to -0.01 Safety (mean -0.0173)
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-2.7 to +32.48 Defense Forces (mean +6.6145)
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-0.3 to -0 Integrity (mean -0.1291)
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-1 Culture
-0.01 to +0.01 Employment (mean 0)
-4.99 to +5.93 Public Transport (mean +0.7627)
-27.99 to -0.02 Tourism (mean -6.3882)
+0 to +0.04 Weaponization (mean +0.0109)
-2.45 to -0.19 Recreational Drug Use (mean -1.4236)
-0.01 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0009)
+0.01 to +12.29 Charmlessness (mean +5.0236)
-4.33 to -3.36 Averageness (mean -3.9436)
+0 to +0.01 Human Development Index (mean +0.0018)
-0.87 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -0.2755)
-155.44 to +620.86 Average Income (mean +65.2091)
-80.69 to +310.6 Average Income of Poor (mean +47.7455)
-468 to +1130 Average Income of Rich (mean +62.4545)
-12.49 to +17.26 Public Education (mean +3.7173)
+0 to +0.13 Crime (mean +0.0264)
-0.07 to +0.27 Foreign Aid (mean +0.0500)
-1653.09 to +7.59 Average Disposable Income (mean -270.5282)
+0.85 to +1.2 Patriotism (mean +1.0273)
-0.6 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.0645)
sometimes adds policy: No Dissent
sometimes removes policy: Public Protest
sometimes adds notability: suspicion of poets
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2024-05-27
2024-06-25
2024-05-13
2. new laws are ignored if they don't have a tabloid-style headline
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-0.03 to +0.02 Death Rate (mean +0.0015)
-9.75 to +0.15 Eco-Friendliness (mean -3.1500)
-0.42 to -0 Social Conservatism (mean -0.1585)
-13.97 to +3.51 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -1.6290)
-12.9 to +1.82 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -3.7380)
-15.42 to +2.64 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -4.1670)
-83.35 to +6.11 Industry: Information Technology (mean -20.1630)
-15.03 to +3.13 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -1.9095)
-15.07 to +1.02 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -2.3600)
-89.84 to +4.83 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -16.3895)
-20.02 to +3.55 Sector: Agriculture (mean -5.5705)
-26.85 to +6.52 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -4.0355)
-21.39 to +3.38 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -3.8055)
-20.48 to +3.86 Industry: Mining (mean -5.9800)
-94.91 to +0.85 Industry: Insurance (mean -11.6790)
-14.28 to +3.1 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -3.5645)
-60.04 to +10.88 Industry: Retail (mean -10.0310)
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-25.48 to -0 Industry: Gambling (mean -3.3655)
-99.65 to +10.98 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -22.1830)
+0.01 to +0.02 Government Size (mean +0.0135)
-20.21 to +1.42 Welfare (mean -4.3200)
-16.6 to +1.47 Public Healthcare (mean -5.8670)
-32.96 to +0.07 Law Enforcement (mean -7.1285)
-24.78 to +4.83 Business Subsidization (mean -10.1445)
+0 to +0.65 Niceness (mean +0.1460)
-0.03 to +10.09 Rudeness (mean +3.4015)
+0 to +0.58 Intelligence (mean +0.2985)
-0.67 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.1380)
-0.83 to -0.17 Political Apathy (mean -0.4040)
+0.13 to +0.5 Cheerfulness (mean +0.3365)
+1 Weather
+0.01 to +0.06 Compliance (mean +0.0250)
+0 to +0.76 Safety (mean +0.2220)
-0.03 to +0.02 Lifespan (mean -0.0015)
-0.89 to +0.76 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.1445)
-33.92 to +1.79 Defense Forces (mean -7.8100)
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-0.02 to +0.05 Taxation (mean +0.0035)
-0.34 to +0.05 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.0930)
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-0.59 to +0.76 Integrity (mean +0.1840)
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-0.01 to +0.06 Employment (mean +0.0105)
-5.97 to +0.59 Public Transport (mean -2.2245)
+0.02 to +8.32 Tourism (mean +1.2155)
-0.01 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0010)
-0.18 to -0.03 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1295)
-0.02 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0010)
-4.62 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.5770)
-0.76 to +0.89 Averageness (mean +0.1445)
-0.01 to +0.01 Human Development Index (mean 0)
-177.07 to +247.09 Average Income (mean +125.1120)
-78.69 to +214.49 Average Income of Poor (mean +81.6825)
-1587 to +2156 Average Income of Rich (mean +236.8500)
-21.51 to +1.24 Public Education (mean -7.3960)
-0.04 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0025)
-3.42 to +0.45 Foreign Aid (mean -1.2550)
-284.99 to +136.32 Average Disposable Income (mean -0.8480)
+0 to +0.23 Patriotism (mean +0.1550)
removes policy: No Dissent
sometimes adds policy: Public Protest
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2024-07-29
2025-12-18
3. media bosses are discovering the cost of being free
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-0.04 to +0.02 Economy (mean +0.0011)
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-0.03 to +5.79 Wealth Gaps (mean +1.6789)
-0.12 to +0.1 Death Rate (mean +0.0078)
-130.59 to +178.13 Eco-Friendliness (mean -2.8800)
-0.83 to -0 Social Conservatism (mean -0.3422)
+0 to +0.25 Nudity (mean +0.0833)
-53.94 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -11.1756)
-7.35 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -2.0878)
-29 to +0.06 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -7.3389)
-353.15 to +356.45 Industry: Information Technology (mean -17.6344)
-49.53 to -0 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -10.7422)
-4.08 to -0 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -0.4622)
-237.16 to +0.26 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -51.0422)
-15.47 to -0 Sector: Agriculture (mean -5.0889)
-135.7 to +0.08 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -26.3122)
-243.76 to +0.08 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -44.6389)
-138.12 to +0.15 Industry: Mining (mean -38.5822)
-9.43 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -2.6644)
-22.09 to +0.07 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -12.3856)
-227.93 to +0.2 Industry: Retail (mean -82.8144)
+1.14 to +1968.75 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +911.9711)
-76.69 to +0.08 Industry: Gambling (mean -14.5111)
-310.21 to +0.32 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -69.5578)
-0.07 to +0.1 Government Size (mean -0.0122)
-11.87 to +0.03 Welfare (mean -4.2433)
-30.96 to +0.22 Public Healthcare (mean -11.9989)
-62.81 to -0 Law Enforcement (mean -13.3500)
-110.8 to +0.38 Business Subsidization (mean -36.1644)
-0.39 to +0.5 Income Equality (mean -0.1122)
+0.02 to +17.39 Rudeness (mean +6.3389)
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-1.15 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.5089)
-2 to -0 Weather (mean -0.2222)
-0.01 to +0.1 Compliance (mean +0.0100)
+0 to +0.37 Safety (mean +0.0533)
-0.1 to +0.11 Lifespan (mean -0.0100)
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-40.03 to +0.14 Defense Forces (mean -9.5311)
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-0.77 to +0.56 Economic Freedom (mean +0.2722)
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-0.02 to +0.81 Tourism (mean +0.1000)
-0.02 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0111)
-0.18 to +0.94 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.1833)
-0.07 to +0.05 Obesity (mean +0.0067)
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-0.88 to +0.26 Charmlessness (mean -0.3700)
-0.63 to +1.15 Averageness (mean +0.3189)
-0.22 to +0.22 Human Development Index (mean +0.0078)
-3.3 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -0.3667)
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-601.91 to +1644.81 Average Income of Poor (mean -47.8589)
-2495 to +17476 Average Income of Rich (mean +3307.0000)
-98.93 to +0.01 Public Education (mean -32.8856)
-0.06 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0211)
-59.36 to +0.01 Foreign Aid (mean -9.3044)
-738.17 to +1285.4 Average Disposable Income (mean +239.6533)
-10.56 to -0.03 Patriotism (mean -4.3989)
-0.05 to +0.83 Food Quality (mean +0.0978)
removes policy: No Dissent
sometimes adds policy: Public Protest
removes policy: State Press
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2025-11-08
2025-08-31
2025-12-06
4. the government is taking its ball and going home
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+0.32 to +42.45 Death Rate (mean +16.2020)
-203.2 to -0.07 Eco-Friendliness (mean -129.0620)
-0.42 to -0.08 Social Conservatism (mean -0.2660)
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-51.83 to +352.56 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +149.7500)
-757.94 to +556.91 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +203.6400)
-4265.66 to +69.04 Industry: Information Technology (mean -1084.5860)
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-879.23 to +513.2 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -68.4360)
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-47.67 to +1191.23 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +657.3180)
+0.52 to +714.52 Industry: Gambling (mean +182.7020)
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-509.55 to -110.49 Public Healthcare (mean -277.7420)
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-712.68 to -155.27 Business Subsidization (mean -414.3040)
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-38.01 to -27.19 Income Equality (mean -32.3300)
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-1.2 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.3600)
-3.11 to -0.01 Compliance (mean -1.9620)
-0.11 to +0.16 Safety (mean -0.0100)
-13.48 to -0.38 Lifespan (mean -4.0440)
-7.35 to +0.54 Ideological Radicality (mean -5.2420)
-885.48 to -172.5 Defense Forces (mean -476.9960)
-0.09 to -0 Pacifism (mean -0.0500)
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-6.82 to -0.68 Taxation (mean -3.9580)
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-1.4 to -0.45 Corruption (mean -1.1140)
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-196.55 to -0.3 Public Transport (mean -116.0500)
-3.23 to -0.01 Tourism (mean -0.9360)
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-0.82 to -0.11 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.4820)
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-6.21 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -2.4060)
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-0.54 to +7.35 Averageness (mean +5.2420)
-4.56 to +3.16 Human Development Index (mean -0.6660)
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-29.91 to +2.86 Scientific Advancement (mean -6.3960)
-0.4 to -0.01 Inclusiveness (mean -0.1580)
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-84559.07 to -27366.47 Average Income of Poor (mean -56175.1420)
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-963.26 to -210.14 Public Education (mean -447.6020)
+0.04 to +3.01 Crime (mean +0.9680)
-132.39 to -0.17 Foreign Aid (mean -61.9140)
+1277.93 to +11224.2 Average Disposable Income (mean +7202.7920)
-9.36 to -6.43 Patriotism (mean -7.4840)
+0.05 to +14.05 Food Quality (mean +5.2120)
removes policy: No Dissent
sometimes adds policy: Public Protest
removes policy: State Press
removes policy: AI Planning
adds policy: Capitalism
removes policy: Socialism
sometimes removes notability: hatred of cheese
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
removes notability: soft-spoken computers
removes notability: state-planned economy
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