Tarabostes Decides:
Where's The Love Gone?

Government ActsThe Issue
Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on Tarabostes's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

The Debate
"There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."
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John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."
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"There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Clint Falopian. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.

The Government Position
The government has indicated its intention to follow the recommendations of Option 3.

Meanwhile the state itself looks like this:

The Federation of Tarabostes
"Assimilation by preparation"


UN Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Below Average
Economy: Developing
Political Freedoms: Outlawed

Location: Romania
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Federation of Tarabostes is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 12 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, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52%, and even higher for the wealthy. A small private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Military spending is on the increase, meat is a luxury afforded only to the wealthy, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and sabertooth-tigers are considered a delicacy. 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 5th in the region and 9,157th in the world for Most Extreme Nations.

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