Atyantis, a nation of Mr. S. Yant’s Grade 12 students at Upper Arlington High School (www.uaschools.org/index.aspx?nid=158) in Upper Arlington, Ohio, have a tough decision ahead of them. President Simon has announced the Survival Bill, this ensures that all citizens will be guaranteed resources such as electricity, food, and health to prevent any avoidable deaths. The way the government will ensure this is by taking control of any hexes deemed ‘necessary.’ So, the Survival Bill is a way of stating public ownership for certain hexes and private ownership for any ‘luxury’ resources (A&E, Technology, Insurance, etc).
Senator Richard proposed an opposing bill, the Ownership Bill. This would ensure that owners of hexes would remain owners, and that resources deemed necessary (health, food, electricity, etc.) could be bought by the government with fair compensation to the owner. Once the government has distributed the allotted resources to ensure survival, their role with the hex is finished and all control returns to the owner.
The Survival Bill has stirred up much controversy as many of the citizens, led by Senator Richard, feel as though their rights are being infringed upon. In a forum where Senator Richard proposes his ‘Ownership Bill’, the tug-of-war over public versus private ownership sparks!
President Simon states, “The government is an extension of the people. Its first and foremost job is to keep them safe and provide them with necessities.”
However, as Senator Richard stated outside of the forums in a private interview, “…it was wrong to just take control of businesses where individuals had spent much of their in-game money on.”
The citizens are responding positively toward the Senator, as Chris states, “…[Senator Richard] is the only one thinking of the people right now.”
So, where does this leave the country of Atyantis? The next vote will decide if they either pass the Survival Bill (private ownership) or vote to pass the Ownership Bill (public ownership)!
