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You, damn neighbors!

"These young people are the greatest resource our nation has," says Xu Summers, a famous demographer. "If you're going to discourage them from going to university then you're cheating our nation out of its potential. What I suggest is government-funded loans to students from poor families. That way we can have the best of both worlds without the expense. Admittedly, some may still not be able to afford it but there's no pleasing some people."

But Koshi has an immortal ruler... nothing will ever change there.

Steel Men
Match: 30

Did anyone choose this option? I'm curious to know the consequences.

On my main account, I don't keep track of the numbers because I'm too lazy, and there isn't a special program for it, but I'll say that the students are drinking heavily and using the money for the wrong purposes. But I think that this is not entirely true; in theory, the consequences should be good.

loans are available for students from poor families

The Issue

After a series of bloody wars between the nations of %%% and %%%, fights have broken out in the streets between immigrants in Rex Ventorum who came from the warring nations.
The Debate

"Foreigners are a major cause of civil disturbances," begins Stephanie Wilson, whose opinions form the book '101 Arguments FOR Slavery'. "What we should do is make all immigrants, foreigners, and non-native Rex Ventorum folks slaves! I mean, who in Rex Ventorum wouldn't like a minority slave group to do his bidding? Imagine! People could be bought and sold over the Internet!"

"I am shocked and appalled at what my colleague is suggesting!" exclaims Konrad Dodinas, President of the Civil Rights Union of Rex Ventorum. "Slavery? We should punish these offenders, yes, but send them to rehabilitation centres instead! As for the ethnic squabbles, programs in school should begin to stop these racist attitudes in childhood! All it will take is some slight fortification to the education budget!"

A quiet old man stands up to speak. "Now, I may be a quiet old man, but I believe that these ethnic disputes are none of the government's business. It's not our war anyway, so it's not our problem. I'm sure if you leave it alone, it'll work itself out. Just think of the money that would be saved if the police don't have to be paid to deal with this!"

"It's not our war? It's not our war?" cries (in)famous Rex Ventorum-born fascist Marleen al-Zahawi. "Well maybe it's time it became our war! Rex Ventorum should take a more active, and by 'active' I mean 'hostile', role in international politics! This ethnic squabbling will be over when the war is over, and WE can end that war and purge the impure! Second to None! Sieg Rex Ventorum!"

"Evil capitalists, but we are good and cool"

Tragedy struck Sciencecracy today, as a gunman killed three people in a suburban shooting rampage. The community is united in grief, but divided in opinion as to what should be done.
The Debate

The strongest voices demand tighter gun controls. "The only way to prevent further atrocities is to take the guns out of the hands of the murderers," says anti-gun campaigner Abraham Chen. "There's no justification for them in today's society. We need tighter regulations on who can hold guns, so only our police and military have them."

"That's not all we need," says radical left-wing activist Mia Brown. "The government should ban all guns outright--even in the police force. This is an opportunity to make Sciencecracy a totally gun-free state."

"Guns don't kill people, people kill people," says NRA head honcho Wil Thiesen. "If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. Is that what we want? Think, people. The answer isn't to ban guns. It's to crack down on those Hollywood movies and computer games that glamorize violence. They're the real criminals."

Who had that issue about students and money?

It's to crack down on those Ventorumian movies and computer games that glamorize violence. They're the real criminals."