How do you decide your nation's issues?

[Khablan]

Personally, I fall in the third category.  I nearly always go with what I'd really do, but now and then I'll fudge something.  Otherwise, my game's economy would drop more than I'd like, or the taxes would raise too high.

[Allama]

I fall into the second category, which is why my economy is "Developing" and not a powerhouse of some kind.  I'm trying to make my nation a commie paradise at the moment, which pleases me.  The average tax rate is 100% thus far, woohoo!

[Ryazania]

I guess I'm an Anarchist then XD

[Delfos]

well my nation has now 1 more variable that i didn't had in count, i had to boost economy and other things, and we actually did it, I'm proud. But any other way I've been mostly left leaning college with huge social service, i still have the huge social service but I'm relying more now to economy boost. So it's like if i created a problem in the problem, making the dilemma lean more for economy.

[Ryazania]

My nation is run exactly as I would run it (except I wouldn't have compulsory military service IRL). This has led to Superb civil and political rights, with a Frightening economy. NS likes to categorize that as Anarchy, but I prefer to call it 'Libertarian Paradise'.

EDIT: Actually, there is another thing in my nation that I wouldn't do. About 1/3rd of my budget goes to 'Commerce' aka Corporate Welfare. I am completely and utterly against such practices.

[Delfos]

poor guys

[Ryazania]

poor guys

Actually, rich guys. Unless you happen to be in the bottom 5%

[Solnath]

Last one for me, I choose like the rulers of those countries would choose.

[Romanar]

IRL, I'm a right-leaning centrist and I started answering my issues that way.  However, the NS exaggerations made my nation much more right-wing than I was, so I went with it, and started answering as a right-wing, somewhat militaristic nation.

[Tacolicious]

I'm trying to get my nation to have every title possible over the course of time. So I just switch my goals from time to time. I've been a liberal paradise for a while, now I'm going for a big business dictatorship

[Khablan]

The debate that goes on in my head is which I really want to focus on - deciding the issues as closely as the game allows to what I'd really do, or deciding them in such a way that the description of my nation's priorities most accurately reflects what they'd really be.  You know, that be tricky with the exaggerated results the game gives us.  When you get right down to it, the available choices are very limiting.  I often don't agree with any of them - I'd go for something in between, or something else entirely.  So it's either dismiss or pick the one that's closest.  I guess a close approximation of how we'd really run things is about the best we can do.

[The Abode]

4th option.

This is strictly roleplaying for me. I choose what the powermad dictator would choose.

[Xeno]

second
i once dream of becoming a politician but somehow stranded in business school
so NS is like an oasis, a bit

[Delfos]

very faded oasis then.

[Khablan]

I think my son would pick the fourth.