#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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-0.73 to +0.02 Death Rate (mean -0.3735)
-23.77 to +177.95 Eco-Friendliness (mean +35.0118)
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-51.47 to +638.74 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +131.0176)
-2.56 to +655.32 Industry: Information Technology (mean +215.1071)
-10.73 to +532.67 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +115.1847)
+0.16 to +1332.8 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +228.1747)
-9.19 to +800.06 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +203.3753)
+0.21 to +604.62 Sector: Agriculture (mean +139.3606)
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+0.23 to +408.65 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +158.2882)
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+0.17 to +700.21 Industry: Insurance (mean +194.7141)
+0.21 to +448.58 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +83.5971)
-11.93 to +568.41 Industry: Retail (mean +86.8724)
-8.54 to +523.73 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +167.2371)
+0.33 to +373.6 Industry: Gambling (mean +47.0406)
-51.47 to +1311.52 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +420.0953)
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-39.85 to +366.17 Welfare (mean +88.3665)
-32.04 to +441.92 Public Healthcare (mean +97.6424)
-43.84 to +339.49 Law Enforcement (mean +86.0976)
+87.2 to +516.83 Business Subsidization (mean +330.2212)
-0.04 to +0.33 Intelligence (mean +0.1071)
-0.21 to +0.05 Ignorance (mean -0.0588)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.0588)
+0 to +0.56 Compliance (mean +0.0329)
+0 to +0.98 Safety (mean +0.0576)
-0.03 to +1.6 Lifespan (mean +0.6647)
+0 to +0.16 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0159)
-67.76 to +278.04 Defense Forces (mean +81.5735)
-0.26 to +0.78 Pacifism (mean -0.0441)
-1.82 to +0.17 Taxation (mean -0.6065)
-1.08 to +0.78 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.2100)
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-1 to -0 Youth Rebelliousness (mean -0.0588)
-1 to -0 Culture (mean -0.0588)
-0.01 to +0.51 Employment (mean +0.1100)
-29.89 to +176.77 Public Transport (mean +41.5894)
-0.39 to +5.87 Tourism (mean +1.9571)
-0.06 to +0.01 Weaponization (mean -0.0024)
-0.24 to -0.03 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1353)
-0.01 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0035)
-2.05 to -0.7 Environmental Beauty (mean -1.0371)
-0.01 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.0024)
-0.16 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.0159)
-0.01 to +2.31 Human Development Index (mean +1.1876)
-0.37 to +1.01 Primitiveness (mean +0.0741)
+0.8 to +3.27 Scientific Advancement (mean +1.5541)
+785.4 to +7718.08 Average Income (mean +3894.9394)
+524.58 to +4975.17 Average Income of Poor (mean +2748.9929)
+1061 to +14504 Average Income of Rich (mean +5431.2353)
-45.84 to +492.43 Public Education (mean +116.7841)
-0.04 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0024)
-13.73 to +105.66 Foreign Aid (mean +25.7453)
+507.33 to +4752.33 Average Disposable Income (mean +2375.1694)
-0.86 to +0.23 Food Quality (mean +0.0535)
sometimes adds notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes removes notability: hatred of cheese
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
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2025-06-01
2022-01-08
2025-02-23
2. the government spends its days financing the delocalisation of its own economy
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-0.42 to +0.21 Death Rate (mean +0.0125)
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+0.13 to +114.96 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +29.3100)
+0.1 to +575.68 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +175.0125)
+0.36 to +669.42 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +168.1250)
+0.09 to +144.83 Industry: Information Technology (mean +36.3475)
+0.09 to +116.68 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +29.4200)
+0.08 to +1519.65 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +380.2700)
+0.09 to +640.23 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +160.1675)
+0.09 to +645.27 Sector: Agriculture (mean +161.7950)
+0.09 to +51.73 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +13.0350)
+0.1 to +0.31 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +0.1825)
+0.12 to +0.43 Industry: Mining (mean +0.2175)
+0.13 to +105.1 Industry: Insurance (mean +26.3875)
+0.2 to +117.55 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +29.6350)
+0.08 to +110.51 Industry: Retail (mean +27.7225)
+0.17 to +1.91 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +0.6450)
+0.16 to +0.76 Industry: Gambling (mean +0.4000)
+0 to +1424.6 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +356.1500)
-2 to -0.47 Government Size (mean -0.9325)
-198.05 to +394.36 Welfare (mean +10.1500)
-198.05 to +230.21 Public Healthcare (mean -41.3250)
-114.03 to +303.16 Law Enforcement (mean +46.0600)
+0.88 to +335.2 Business Subsidization (mean +147.9375)
-8.78 to -0.05 Religiousness (mean -4.1925)
-0.98 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.3175)
+0.01 to +0.35 Ignorance (mean +0.1700)
-0.68 to -0.15 Compliance (mean -0.4600)
-0.75 to -0.34 Safety (mean -0.4975)
-0.41 to +1.24 Lifespan (mean +0.0650)
-0.01 to +0.01 Ideological Radicality (mean 0)
-113.44 to +449.08 Defense Forces (mean +83.5425)
-1.05 to -0.04 Pacifism (mean -0.4100)
-22.79 to -1.32 Taxation (mean -8.0150)
+0.54 to +8.15 Freedom From Taxation (mean +5.3075)
+0.12 to +0.46 Employment (mean +0.2900)
-116.96 to +129.9 Public Transport (mean -21.3425)
-33.19 to -3.73 Tourism (mean -13.3425)
+0.03 to +0.19 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.1075)
+0 to +0.01 Obesity (mean +0.0050)
+0.02 to +0.22 Secularism (mean +0.0850)
-7.65 to -6.18 Environmental Beauty (mean -6.9000)
+0.01 to +0.05 Charmlessness (mean +0.0300)
-0.01 to +0.01 Averageness (mean 0)
-0.22 to +2.1 Human Development Index (mean +0.7675)
+0.58 to +0.96 Primitiveness (mean +0.6900)
+0.4 to +2.36 Scientific Advancement (mean +1.1475)
-1.45 to -0.52 Inclusiveness (mean -0.8875)
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-721 to +10748 Average Income of Rich (mean +2314.0000)
-112.85 to +321.4 Public Education (mean +33.3350)
+0.01 to +0.09 Crime (mean +0.0350)
-122.26 to +139.01 Foreign Aid (mean +2.8850)
-376.65 to +2850.21 Average Disposable Income (mean +978.9075)
-0.3 to -0.01 Patriotism (mean -0.1125)
-0.23 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.0625)
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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2023-06-28
2023-10-29
2024-09-14
2024-06-05
3. financial crimes carry severe sentences
-4.44 to -0 Economy (mean -1.3087)
-0.19 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0322)
-0.11 to +0.62 Death Rate (mean +0.1139)
-93.83 to -0.34 Eco-Friendliness (mean -27.0396)
-84.54 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -16.4543)
-153.56 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -33.1530)
-151.61 to -0 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -38.5374)
-168 to -0 Industry: Information Technology (mean -50.4430)
-243.2 to -0 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -32.0648)
-345.85 to -0 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -65.2148)
-599.35 to -0 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -51.0113)
-159.96 to -0 Sector: Agriculture (mean -25.0009)
-169.56 to -0 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -13.0252)
-130.88 to -0 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -23.8278)
-98.55 to -0 Industry: Mining (mean -20.0765)
-93.06 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -14.3678)
-283.72 to -0 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -35.0143)
-79.97 to -0 Industry: Retail (mean -16.8400)
-201.55 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -47.2109)
-178.77 to -0 Industry: Gambling (mean -19.2596)
-599.35 to -0 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -106.0043)
+0.02 to +0.06 Government Size (mean +0.0339)
-135.12 to -0 Welfare (mean -44.7265)
-90.08 to -0.71 Public Healthcare (mean -41.8822)
-299.8 to +53.87 Law Enforcement (mean +1.2957)
-30.6 to -0 Business Subsidization (mean -12.7148)
+0 to +4.05 Income Equality (mean +1.0809)
-3.2 to +0.06 Rudeness (mean -0.7065)
+0.26 to +1.2 Compliance (mean +0.4370)
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-0.44 to +0.03 Lifespan (mean -0.1565)
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-90.6 to -0 Defense Forces (mean -29.9209)
+0.02 to +1.27 Pacifism (mean +0.3839)
-3.34 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -1.1930)
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-0.86 to -0 Corruption (mean -0.3009)
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-55.47 to -0.26 Public Transport (mean -23.1574)
+0.07 to +27.65 Tourism (mean +8.9535)
-0.04 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0035)
-0.32 to -0.04 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1904)
-0.29 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0226)
-3.3 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.2557)
-1.11 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.3987)
-0.75 to +0.01 Human Development Index (mean -0.3222)
-2170.16 to +12.84 Average Income (mean -915.0413)
-1435.9 to +12.45 Average Income of Poor (mean -491.3022)
-5525 to +13 Average Income of Rich (mean -1504.4783)
-191.41 to -0 Public Education (mean -53.6113)
-0.52 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0526)
-36.94 to -0 Foreign Aid (mean -13.4848)
-1741.7 to +3.95 Average Disposable Income (mean -552.3726)
-1.03 to -0 Food Quality (mean -0.3683)
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation
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2025-04-12
4. the crackdown on private property seems as endless as the government issued food stamp lines
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-1.42 to -0 Political Freedom (mean -0.0835)
-3.18 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.6365)
-0.95 to +2.39 Death Rate (mean +0.7471)
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-1256.18 to +98.78 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -265.8876)
-1271.71 to +0.71 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -269.2847)
-1820.65 to +21.28 Industry: Information Technology (mean -271.3794)
-1209.81 to +74.01 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -135.9247)
-3265.77 to +82.72 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -526.1576)
-4043.87 to +57.66 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -464.0165)
-1042.5 to +29.86 Sector: Agriculture (mean -212.7824)
-425.83 to +59.82 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -121.2412)
-695.29 to +3.98 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -170.3041)
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-1220.59 to +37.48 Industry: Insurance (mean -152.1018)
-1149.03 to +42.15 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -270.2794)
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-1061.58 to +7.08 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -182.6441)
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-0.03 to +3.81 Compliance (mean +2.0876)
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-1.99 to +1.15 Lifespan (mean -0.9235)
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-1523.53 to +145.55 Defense Forces (mean -297.2071)
-0.02 to +6.12 Pacifism (mean +2.1988)
-122.85 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -99.5965)
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-0.44 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0400)
-0.17 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.0100)
-1.56 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.1959)
-0.33 to -0 Secularism (mean -0.0724)
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-6.14 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.4635)
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-4.15 to +0.39 Human Development Index (mean -2.1524)
-2.85 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -1.1906)
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-61640 to -0 Average Income of Rich (mean -15350.1765)
-722.65 to +2.53 Public Education (mean -234.6588)
-3.16 to -0 Crime (mean -0.4312)
-154.35 to +152.76 Foreign Aid (mean +10.0500)
-8711.63 to -0.04 Average Disposable Income (mean -4873.0318)
+0 to +1.83 Patriotism (mean +0.3018)
-5.03 to +0.9 Food Quality (mean -2.1494)
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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2022-12-23
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2024-05-08
5. the country is effectively ruled by large corporations and business consultants
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+0.28 to +1.75 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.9533)
-1.58 to +0.05 Death Rate (mean -0.5967)
-206.13 to +252.68 Eco-Friendliness (mean -14.3000)
+0.46 to +1329.13 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +443.5567)
+0.45 to +720.62 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +240.6400)
+0.42 to +520.19 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +344.5133)
+512.56 to +1284.78 Industry: Information Technology (mean +823.4500)
+0.91 to +830.44 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +434.1067)
+0.52 to +1818.44 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +606.6300)
+0.52 to +732.06 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +358.7267)
+0.52 to +934.51 Sector: Agriculture (mean +447.2033)
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+0.42 to +380.47 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +127.1900)
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+0.43 to +714.4 Industry: Insurance (mean +238.5700)
+0.82 to +896.82 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +426.0367)
+388.74 to +1098 Industry: Retail (mean +677.6333)
+0.79 to +982.44 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +518.0400)
+3.54 to +1592.51 Industry: Gambling (mean +608.9233)
+0 to +2581.38 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +1145.9733)
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-19.6 to +252.68 Public Healthcare (mean +89.2733)
-75.56 to +300.84 Law Enforcement (mean +63.6767)
-110.15 to +60.08 Business Subsidization (mean -52.0967)
-2.06 to -0.15 Religiousness (mean -0.7933)
-25.25 to -4.02 Income Equality (mean -16.0800)
+2.56 to +12.11 Rudeness (mean +8.2800)
-0.28 to -0.08 Intelligence (mean -0.1567)
+0.01 to +0.8 Ignorance (mean +0.2833)
-2.53 to -1.01 Compliance (mean -1.9633)
-15.12 to -2.53 Safety (mean -7.0300)
-0.07 to +2.2 Lifespan (mean +0.9000)
-5.88 to -2.3 Ideological Radicality (mean -4.0033)
-48.05 to +228.6 Defense Forces (mean +66.0833)
-5.71 to -1.7 Pacifism (mean -3.9267)
+6.89 to +17.67 Economic Freedom (mean +14.0200)
-11.1 to -6.04 Taxation (mean -8.7867)
+11.2 to +15 Freedom From Taxation (mean +13.4867)
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+4.94 to +7.55 Employment (mean +6.4167)
-168.82 to +156.38 Public Transport (mean -40.8633)
-72.95 to -18.67 Tourism (mean -47.2567)
+0.02 to +0.06 Weaponization (mean +0.0367)
+0.31 to +0.38 Recreational Drug Use (mean +0.3433)
+0.05 to +1.09 Obesity (mean +0.4400)
+0.05 Secularism
-9.05 to -8.15 Environmental Beauty (mean -8.4867)
+0.02 to +0.11 Charmlessness (mean +0.0667)
+2.3 to +5.88 Averageness (mean +4.0033)
+1.63 to +4.62 Human Development Index (mean +3.1433)
-0.94 to +0.76 Primitiveness (mean +0.0933)
+1.35 to +4.5 Scientific Advancement (mean +2.5333)
-0.75 to -0.56 Inclusiveness (mean -0.6300)
+7360.65 to +13468.3 Average Income (mean +9728.8200)
-1174.53 to +3978.99 Average Income of Poor (mean +1848.2533)
+15251 to +28888 Average Income of Rich (mean +23784.3333)
+14.04 to +348.98 Public Education (mean +151.7733)
+0.15 to +2.87 Crime (mean +1.1300)
-106.22 to +11.93 Foreign Aid (mean -32.2033)
+9248.27 to +10959.48 Average Disposable Income (mean +10074.8400)
-0.38 to -0.01 Patriotism (mean -0.1900)
+2.7 to +5.7 Food Quality (mean +4.3867)
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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2024-04-14

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