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Tarabostes Decides:
Military Demands Increased Spending

Government Acts
The Issue
The Department of Defense has put its case for a substantial increase in funding for the coming financial year.

The Debate
"These are turbulent times we live in," says Defense Chief Fleur Wall. "Turbulent and dangerous. And the only sensible response to that, of course, is to build a lot more weapons. Unless we get the funding we need, I can't promise that we'll be able to defend Tarabostes's sovereign borders from rogue nations and foreign powers. Or those leaky boatloads of refugees, for that matter."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

"NO MORE BOMBS," chant the protestors outside Parliament House, in a repetitious and increasingly annoying appeal. Spokesperson Aaron Licorish, speaking through a feedback-afflicted microphone, says, "Tarabostes needs fewer weapons, not more! Make the world a safer place! Disarm now!"
[Accept]

The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 1.

Meanwhile our state looks like this...

The Federation of Tarabostes
"Assimilation by preparation"


UN Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Average
Economy: Weak
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of

Location: Romania
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Federation of Tarabostes is a small, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 9 million are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, socially-minded morass -- juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Retail and Basket Weaving.

The government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, and euthanasia is legal. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Tarabostes's national animal is the sabertooth-tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the forlorn.

Tarabostes is ranked 27th in the region and 37,914th in the world for Nicest Citizens.

United Nations Activity
Endorsements Received: 3 (Istrians, Ulpia Sarmisegetuza, Lizuca)