Orchestras

[leroy]

Name: State patronage of orchestras
Category: Culture

Options:
1. The state does not fund orchestras
2. The state encourages the formation of orchestras through grants and tax deductions.
3. The state owns orchestras.
4. This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.

Effects:
1. No effect/decrease in government responsibilities.
2. Increase in government responsibilities.
3. Increase in government responsibilities and centralisation.
4. Increase in devolution.

Other comments:
I think this will add a new dimension to the game especially if anyone is interested in an all-out culture war.

[GreekIdiot]

Indeed this will, accompanied by a few relative additions to that section as well.

But a small edit, perhaps:

1. Orchestras are formed and maintained solely by private organizations.
2. The state encourages the formation of orchestras through grants and tax deductions.
3. The state owns all orchestras.
4. Orchestras are completely forbidden within the nation.
5. This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.

[leroy]

Name: State patronage of orchestras
Category: Culture

1. Orchestras are formed and maintained solely by private organisations. (Default)
2. The state encourages the formation of orchestras through grants and tax deductions.
3. The state owns all orchestras.
4. Orchestras are completely forbidden within the nation.
5. This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.

Effects:
1. Decrease in government responsibilities.
2. Increase in government responsibilities.
3. Increase in government responsibilities and centralisation.
4. Increase in government responsibilities and centralisation. Decrease in civil rights.
5. Increase in devolution.

[GreekIdiot]

Hell, we forgot the "no policy on" variable.

[leroy]

Option one is roughly the equivalent of "no policy" or "no interference".

[GreekIdiot]

Perhaps:

Name: State patronage of orchestras
Category: Culture

1. Orchestras are formed and maintained solely by private organisations.
2. The state encourages the formation of orchestras through grants and tax deductions.
3. The state owns all orchestras.
4. Orchestras are completely forbidden within the nation.
5. This matter is left for the local governments to decide upon.
6. The government does not maintain any policy with regards to the formation and maintenance of orchestras. (default)

Effects:
1. Laissez faire market.
2. Increase in government responsibilities.
3. Increase in government responsibilities and centralisation and more government centralized market.
4. Increase in government responsibilities and centralisation. Decrease in civil rights.
5. Increase in devolution.
6. Decrease in government responsibilities.

[leroy]

That's excellent.

[Amazeroth]

I'd leave the 6th one out, and make the first one both laissez-faire and less government responsibility, after all, having no policy and leaving it to the private sector are the same.

[GreekIdiot]

I'd leave the 6th one out, and make the first one both laissez-faire and less government responsibility, after all, having no policy and leaving it to the private sector are the same.

That is a terrible combination for a party who wishes to support less government responsibilities and not the free market.

[Amazeroth]

I'd leave the 6th one out, and make the first one both laissez-faire and less government responsibility, after all, having no policy and leaving it to the private sector are the same.

That is a terrible combination for a party who wishes to support less government responsibilities and not the free market.

That's true, but you can't have both. It's either less government and more market, or the other way round.