#250 Recession, Depression, and Deficit

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1. the country spends an increasingly large amount of its budget on grand scale projects of pharaonic proportions in a bid to boost the economy
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-3.95 to +0.06 Death Rate (mean -0.3248)
-29.74 to +233.89 Eco-Friendliness (mean +27.5679)
-5.72 to +673.03 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +72.7994)
+0 to +477.13 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +81.4588)
+0 to +673.29 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +118.8909)
-69.21 to +1082.39 Industry: Information Technology (mean +125.9742)
-41.55 to +323.26 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +52.9833)
-140.38 to +1439.09 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +192.9130)
-21.45 to +805.61 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +132.0721)
+0 to +796.57 Sector: Agriculture (mean +101.8055)
+0 to +317.01 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +56.7358)
+0 to +492.65 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +88.5273)
+0 to +606.75 Industry: Mining (mean +93.2745)
+0 to +548.53 Industry: Insurance (mean +83.4000)
+0 to +665.36 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +80.9942)
+0 to +511.51 Industry: Retail (mean +95.9470)
+0 to +730.99 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +161.6791)
+0 to +175.5 Industry: Gambling (mean +23.8406)
+0 to +1846.77 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +323.1512)
+0 to +0.2 Government Size (mean +0.1345)
-92.08 to +401.09 Welfare (mean +46.6679)
-51.8 to +314.84 Public Healthcare (mean +66.5088)
-67.78 to +552.85 Law Enforcement (mean +66.5464)
+0 to +486.68 Business Subsidization (mean +301.6045)
+0 to +0.2 Intelligence (mean +0.1021)
-0.72 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.1197)
-0.11 to +1.6 Lifespan (mean +0.4594)
+0 to +0.02 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0082)
-72.2 to +485.54 Defense Forces (mean +73.0097)
-0.23 to +0.09 Pacifism (mean -0.0670)
-1.48 to +0.06 Taxation (mean -0.5479)
-0.84 to +1.06 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.2721)
+0 to +0.37 Employment (mean +0.0636)
-35.96 to +224.89 Public Transport (mean +33.0991)
-0.27 to +7.22 Tourism (mean +1.8721)
+0 to +0.01 Weaponization (mean +0.0003)
-0.21 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1279)
-0.03 to +0.04 Obesity (mean +0.0006)
-2.08 to -0 Environmental Beauty (mean -1.0318)
-1.08 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.0364)
-0.02 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.0082)
-0.03 to +2.31 Human Development Index (mean +0.8400)
-1.03 to +1.32 Primitiveness (mean +0.1091)
+0 to +8.74 Scientific Advancement (mean +1.8652)
+0 to +8118.65 Average Income (mean +2978.1103)
+0 to +6474.14 Average Income of Poor (mean +2182.7824)
+0 to +10555 Average Income of Rich (mean +4030.6364)
-74.7 to +455.29 Public Education (mean +84.5494)
-34.53 to +197.9 Foreign Aid (mean +18.5218)
+0 to +4567.43 Average Disposable Income (mean +1689.3870)
+0 to +0.36 Food Quality (mean +0.1021)
sometimes adds notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes removes notability: hatred of cheese
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
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2024-02-02
2025-08-05
2025-10-20
2. the government spends its days financing the delocalisation of its own economy
+0.06 to +10.67 Economy (mean +4.7040)
-0.78 to +0.05 Death Rate (mean -0.1940)
-94.42 to +234.52 Eco-Friendliness (mean +42.3160)
+0.08 to +169.34 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +34.0040)
+0.06 to +402.64 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +104.5680)
+0.12 to +588.14 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +265.6060)
+0.08 to +291.79 Industry: Information Technology (mean +86.9560)
+0.06 to +618.18 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +123.7820)
+0.05 to +872.06 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +298.3060)
+0.07 to +249.51 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +82.3260)
+0.06 to +580.26 Sector: Agriculture (mean +141.9280)
+0.07 to +175.53 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +72.4860)
+0.07 to +464.21 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +92.9640)
+0.07 to +464.21 Industry: Mining (mean +117.9660)
+0.08 to +365.72 Industry: Insurance (mean +146.5420)
+0.09 to +275.62 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +55.3700)
+0.05 to +183.18 Industry: Retail (mean +57.1080)
+0.07 to +278.31 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +55.9040)
+0.07 to +450.98 Industry: Gambling (mean +156.8660)
+0 to +837.66 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +381.6700)
-0.83 to -0.4 Government Size (mean -0.6020)
-77 to +117.14 Welfare (mean +6.5880)
-84.92 to +150.68 Public Healthcare (mean -12.0980)
-86.51 to +494.42 Law Enforcement (mean +79.2160)
+0.42 to +268.51 Business Subsidization (mean +116.2040)
-9.45 to -0.12 Religiousness (mean -4.9680)
-0.69 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.2660)
+0.01 to +0.39 Ignorance (mean +0.1700)
-0.67 to -0.19 Compliance (mean -0.4200)
-1.88 to -0.29 Safety (mean -0.8380)
-0.06 to +0.87 Lifespan (mean +0.3080)
-0.33 to +0.01 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.0660)
-75.41 to +5.72 Defense Forces (mean -24.2180)
-1.29 to -0.08 Pacifism (mean -0.7180)
-4.75 to -0.09 Taxation (mean -2.0760)
+1.89 to +8.24 Freedom From Taxation (mean +5.7980)
+0.32 to +4.08 Employment (mean +1.2660)
-91.26 to -1.06 Public Transport (mean -42.8920)
-8.3 to -1.9 Tourism (mean -3.8460)
+0 to +0.01 Weaponization (mean +0.0040)
+0.07 to +0.2 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.1400)
-0.01 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0020)
+0.01 to +0.06 Secularism (mean +0.0380)
-8.91 to -5.56 Environmental Beauty (mean -6.5880)
+0 to +0.02 Charmlessness (mean +0.0080)
-0.01 to +0.33 Averageness (mean +0.0660)
-0.04 to +1.95 Human Development Index (mean +0.7940)
+0.41 to +0.86 Primitiveness (mean +0.6360)
+0.6 to +0.79 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.7080)
-1.12 to -0.47 Inclusiveness (mean -0.8400)
-111 to +7314.87 Average Income (mean +2757.6140)
-98.29 to +6251.4 Average Income of Poor (mean +2073.5380)
-123 to +8418 Average Income of Rich (mean +3641.6000)
-80.17 to +66.84 Public Education (mean +2.1840)
+0 to +0.08 Crime (mean +0.0260)
-99.18 to -0.69 Foreign Aid (mean -21.3860)
-107.19 to +8258.59 Average Disposable Income (mean +2696.2260)
-0.23 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.1100)
-0.01 to +0.11 Food Quality (mean +0.0220)
sometimes adds notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes adds notability: complete absence of social welfare
sometimes adds notability: complete lack of public education
sometimes removes notability: devotion to social welfare
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
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2023-10-31
2025-11-20
2023-10-29
2024-09-14
2024-06-05
3. financial crimes carry severe sentences
-3.66 to -0 Economy (mean -1.3402)
-0.17 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0356)
-1.53 to +0.29 Death Rate (mean +0.0517)
-185.98 to -0 Eco-Friendliness (mean -21.0122)
-197.01 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -22.6298)
-173.79 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -31.5244)
-169.28 to -0 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -33.4520)
-273.76 to -0 Industry: Information Technology (mean -51.9266)
-197.89 to -0 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -38.5683)
-489.11 to -0 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -61.1556)
-183.27 to -0 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -31.2839)
-130.66 to -0 Sector: Agriculture (mean -22.8654)
-97.23 to -0 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -16.1078)
-174.49 to -0 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -25.7498)
-184.4 to -0 Industry: Mining (mean -28.8466)
-202.12 to +0.22 Industry: Insurance (mean -28.6271)
-153.42 to -0 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -30.2480)
-153.42 to -0 Industry: Retail (mean -21.1005)
-298.87 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -39.8176)
-373.11 to -0 Industry: Gambling (mean -54.1273)
-327.49 to -0 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -87.3659)
+0 to +0.1 Government Size (mean +0.0390)
-189.18 to -0 Welfare (mean -39.5929)
-143.47 to -0 Public Healthcare (mean -35.4380)
-49.61 to +64.58 Law Enforcement (mean +26.9193)
-33.46 to -0 Business Subsidization (mean -11.4122)
+0 to +4.21 Income Equality (mean +1.1110)
-0.54 to -0 Niceness (mean -0.0132)
-2.64 to +0.04 Rudeness (mean -0.7295)
-0.49 to -0 Cheerfulness (mean -0.0120)
-1 to -0 Weather (mean -0.0244)
+0.24 to +0.7 Compliance (mean +0.4212)
+0.03 to +5.23 Safety (mean +1.4407)
-0.42 to +0.13 Lifespan (mean -0.1317)
+0 to +1.11 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.4049)
-104.09 to +118.5 Defense Forces (mean -24.2910)
-0.43 to +1.57 Pacifism (mean +0.4537)
-3.33 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -1.2112)
+0.01 to +0.63 Taxation (mean +0.2398)
-1.41 to -0.3 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.6046)
-0.92 to -0 Corruption (mean -0.2563)
+0.02 to +0.38 Integrity (mean +0.0544)
+0 to +147.11 Authoritarianism (mean +26.4461)
-3.61 to +0.04 Employment (mean -0.3612)
-112.65 to -0 Public Transport (mean -18.5198)
+0.09 to +30.46 Tourism (mean +12.3041)
-0.05 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0037)
-0.4 to -0.01 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.2261)
-0.14 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0195)
-2.16 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.0790)
-1.11 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.4049)
-0.73 to +0.04 Human Development Index (mean -0.2934)
-2165.22 to +63.92 Average Income (mean -902.2546)
-1320.56 to +150.42 Average Income of Poor (mean -413.2444)
-5095 to +30 Average Income of Rich (mean -1600.4878)
-286.95 to -0 Public Education (mean -47.6698)
-1.59 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0941)
-51.01 to -0 Foreign Aid (mean -8.5451)
-2010.64 to +21.11 Average Disposable Income (mean -638.8661)
+0 to +0.13 Patriotism (mean +0.0032)
-0.84 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.3334)
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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4. the crackdown on private property seems as endless as the government issued food stamp lines
-16.92 to +3 Economy (mean -5.8511)
-0.92 to -0.04 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.3416)
-0.4 to +15.74 Death Rate (mean +0.9758)
-357.17 to +179.52 Eco-Friendliness (mean +32.1516)
-349.27 to +86.86 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -18.7932)
-721.16 to +111.95 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -65.4111)
-1152.28 to +134.36 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -230.3037)
-805.82 to +145.54 Industry: Information Technology (mean -114.5684)
-667.66 to +77.43 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -99.0153)
-3624.09 to +306.83 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -411.2058)
-1428.65 to +0.46 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -195.2500)
-858.25 to +26.37 Sector: Agriculture (mean -163.2353)
-1326.54 to +47.67 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -142.1595)
-499.99 to +177.68 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -53.6279)
-1319.15 to +93.84 Industry: Mining (mean -119.8737)
-861.06 to +121.63 Industry: Insurance (mean -137.9732)
-380.26 to +128.78 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -76.4468)
-1116.25 to +106.42 Industry: Retail (mean -105.0442)
-1266.43 to +160.71 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -140.6442)
-1212.52 to +28.73 Industry: Gambling (mean -147.6221)
-1428.65 to +134.36 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -444.8747)
+1.03 to +2.03 Government Size (mean +1.4311)
-618.55 to +222.24 Welfare (mean -94.6732)
-372.54 to +204.78 Public Healthcare (mean -55.3400)
-538.28 to +217.01 Law Enforcement (mean -117.9047)
-145.47 to +357.42 Business Subsidization (mean +217.7053)
+0 to +24.63 Religiousness (mean +9.3705)
+3.62 to +31.87 Income Equality (mean +15.7374)
-11.21 to +0.23 Rudeness (mean -5.0442)
+0.05 to +1.04 Intelligence (mean +0.7074)
-2.28 to -0.04 Ignorance (mean -0.6442)
+0.86 to +3.55 Compliance (mean +1.7684)
+0.54 to +21.47 Safety (mean +3.6668)
-2.16 to +0.98 Lifespan (mean -0.2447)
+1.02 to +5.79 Ideological Radicality (mean +3.0221)
-679.6 to +179.27 Defense Forces (mean -97.9989)
+0 to +10.73 Pacifism (mean +2.2537)
-117.23 to -103 Economic Freedom (mean -108.9942)
+1.71 to +9.88 Taxation (mean +5.9274)
-18.94 to -14.14 Freedom From Taxation (mean -16.0821)
+39.26 to +1031.37 Authoritarianism (mean +387.7321)
+14.63 to +29.94 Employment (mean +24.2579)
-280.29 to +178.84 Public Transport (mean +9.6984)
+4.61 to +86.31 Tourism (mean +28.4011)
-0.04 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0105)
-1.61 to -0.02 Obesity (mean -0.2053)
-0.31 to -0.01 Secularism (mean -0.0842)
+7.58 to +25.58 Environmental Beauty (mean +11.9053)
-0.38 to -0.01 Charmlessness (mean -0.0868)
-5.79 to -1.02 Averageness (mean -3.0221)
-3.24 to +1.12 Human Development Index (mean -1.0489)
-18.24 to -0.24 Primitiveness (mean -2.3042)
+1.12 to +11.21 Scientific Advancement (mean +3.6205)
+0.67 to +2.46 Inclusiveness (mean +1.1753)
-9451.64 to +3956.75 Average Income (mean -2294.9842)
-5755.23 to +5121.4 Average Income of Poor (mean +1361.1711)
-20581 to +3557 Average Income of Rich (mean -7038.6316)
-434.05 to +215.26 Public Education (mean -89.6821)
-6.74 to -0.01 Crime (mean -0.6353)
-218.8 to +178.77 Foreign Aid (mean +74.5937)
-10357.47 to +481.57 Average Disposable Income (mean -3206.3474)
+0.01 to +0.48 Patriotism (mean +0.2421)
-4.21 to -0.09 Food Quality (mean -1.9242)
sometimes adds policy: AI Planning
removes policy: Capitalism
adds policy: Socialism
sometimes removes notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes removes notability: complete absence of social welfare
sometimes removes notability: complete lack of public education
sometimes adds notability: devotion to social welfare
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: soft-spoken computers
adds notability: state-planned economy
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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5. the country is effectively ruled by large corporations and business consultants
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+0.22 to +1.79 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.7200)
-1.09 to -0.13 Death Rate (mean -0.7300)
-136.6 to +253.9 Eco-Friendliness (mean +72.0083)
+0.66 to +778.15 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +255.0200)
+0.42 to +1507.96 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +696.0167)
+0.5 to +1322.12 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +562.8767)
+0.33 to +700.44 Industry: Information Technology (mean +228.9933)
+0.88 to +1862.99 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +696.2367)
+0.6 to +2938.26 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +1319.2500)
+0.34 to +727.48 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +389.1833)
+0.29 to +506.16 Sector: Agriculture (mean +149.6767)
+0.56 to +1088.99 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +264.8100)
+1.01 to +1235.24 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +372.8167)
+0.35 to +575.03 Industry: Mining (mean +311.1917)
+0.46 to +576.1 Industry: Insurance (mean +254.7500)
+0.34 to +1399.83 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +462.2650)
+0.46 to +770.04 Industry: Retail (mean +345.4383)
+0.44 to +1337.88 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +716.5733)
+0.58 to +1236.83 Industry: Gambling (mean +285.8100)
+427.28 to +2318.6 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +1205.6667)
-1.03 to -0.67 Government Size (mean -0.8600)
-71.38 to +589.53 Welfare (mean +381.4017)
-52.74 to +597.82 Public Healthcare (mean +261.1717)
-52.74 to +772.41 Law Enforcement (mean +296.4333)
-108.65 to +78.1 Business Subsidization (mean +3.1183)
-18.2 to -0.07 Religiousness (mean -8.3250)
-22.99 to -6.02 Income Equality (mean -13.5933)
+5.11 to +9.17 Rudeness (mean +7.2283)
-0.32 to -0.08 Intelligence (mean -0.1750)
+0.02 to +0.48 Ignorance (mean +0.2533)
-2.68 to -1.01 Compliance (mean -1.6033)
-11.62 to -0.5 Safety (mean -4.9483)
+0.19 to +2.25 Lifespan (mean +1.4383)
-6 to -3.14 Ideological Radicality (mean -4.8383)
+13.42 to +355.79 Defense Forces (mean +172.4967)
-5.03 to -0.8 Pacifism (mean -2.3250)
+9.42 to +20 Economic Freedom (mean +14.9117)
-9.22 to -1.87 Taxation (mean -6.2200)
+11.46 to +16.3 Freedom From Taxation (mean +13.5633)
-190.89 to -76.63 Authoritarianism (mean -130.9467)
+2.46 to +12.23 Employment (mean +6.3700)
-80.7 to +410.14 Public Transport (mean +154.9967)
-46.29 to -0.36 Tourism (mean -22.3083)
+0 to +0.03 Weaponization (mean +0.0167)
+0.2 to +0.43 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.3300)
+0.09 to +1.76 Obesity (mean +0.4050)
+0.03 to +0.24 Secularism (mean +0.0750)
-16.86 to -7.3 Environmental Beauty (mean -10.4350)
+0 to +0.42 Charmlessness (mean +0.1017)
+3.14 to +6 Averageness (mean +4.8383)
+1.94 to +4.64 Human Development Index (mean +3.6933)
-2.09 to +3.39 Primitiveness (mean +0.6117)
+1.86 to +24.5 Scientific Advancement (mean +7.4133)
-0.72 to -0.42 Inclusiveness (mean -0.5867)
+6746.51 to +14825.58 Average Income (mean +11004.4733)
-1247.93 to +7459.32 Average Income of Poor (mean +3214.9233)
+13232 to +38704 Average Income of Rich (mean +24219.1667)
-24.79 to +738.88 Public Education (mean +441.9267)
+0.03 to +2.7 Crime (mean +0.6533)
-145.93 to +269.89 Foreign Aid (mean +23.5767)
+3713.19 to +14280.68 Average Disposable Income (mean +7964.9517)
-0.43 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.2350)
+3.49 to +13.58 Food Quality (mean +5.9283)
sometimes adds notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes adds notability: complete absence of social welfare
sometimes removes notability: devotion to social welfare
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
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