Sa respiram adanc!

Tarabostes Decides:
Reclaim The Streets!

Government Acts
The Issue
Several major city streets were clogged with bicycles this morning, as the environmental group 'Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad' staged a protest. Several hundred riders ambled through downtown streets, blissfully ignoring the torrent of abuse hurled at them by thousands of motorists running late for work.

The Debate
"People are sick of dirty, smelly automobiles," said protest organizer Billy-Bob Winters. "They're choking the city, the environment--our lives! Cars must be banned!"

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

"The only thing people are sick of is long-haired idiots riding their bicycles at two miles an hour on major thoroughfares," says committed motorist Fleur du Pont. "People shouldn't be able to protest like this. The government needs to crack down on them."

The Automotive Manufacturers Association, meanwhile, has called for government support. "It's clear that we need to boost the level of automobile support in this country. This protest this morning is a clear indication of... um... anyway, we need more government funds."

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

Meanwhile the state is... well... just look...

The Federation of Tarabostes
"Assimilation by preparation"


UN Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Average
Economy: Struggling
Political Freedoms: Outlawed
Location: Romania
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Federation of Tarabostes is a small, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 14 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 90%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, sabertooth-tigers are considered a delicacy, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, and all industry is owned and run by the government. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Tarabostes's national animal is the sabertooth-tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the forlorn.

Tarabostes is ranked 42nd in the region and 56,996th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.

United Nations Activity
Endorsements Received: 4 (Istrians, Ulpia Sarmisegetuza, Lizuca, Cine-itare)