Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Good |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Regional Influence: Negotiator
Location: Philosophers
Population | 6.366 billion |
Capital | Walden |
Leader | BF Skinner |
Currency | Token |
Animal | White Rat |
The Walden Two of Burrhus Frederic Skinner is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by BF Skinner with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 6.366 billion Skinnerians 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 enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Walden. The average income tax rate is 92.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Burrhus Frederic Skinnerian economy, worth 801 trillion Tokens a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 125,981 Tokens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, BF Skinner reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, alcoholics are lauded as national benefactors within the halls of the Ministry of Finance, and legitimate job descriptions now include "smiling and waving". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burrhus Frederic Skinner's national animal is the White Rat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner is ranked 287,586th in the world and 162nd in Philosophers for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -17.73 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Burrhus Frederic Skinner was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments, Most Inclusive, Most Advanced Public Education, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and Most Developed.
- : Following new legislation in Burrhus Frederic Skinner, legitimate job descriptions now include "smiling and waving".
- : Following new legislation in Burrhus Frederic Skinner, alcoholics are lauded as national benefactors within the halls of the Ministry of Finance.
- : Following new legislation in Burrhus Frederic Skinner, BF Skinner reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes.
- : Following new legislation in Burrhus Frederic Skinner, sales of trenchcoats are on the rise.
- : Following new legislation in Burrhus Frederic Skinner, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle".
- : Following new legislation in Burrhus Frederic Skinner, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals.
- : Burrhus Frederic Skinner endorsed The Federation of Westcot.
- : Burrhus Frederic Skinner was endorsed by The Federation of Westcot.
- : Burrhus Frederic Skinner endorsed Venetia et istria.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 19 » Central Kadigan, Cognosco, Shanlix, MountAye, Neo Atlas Paradise, Pacific Northwest Territories, Intellectual Federation, Krankheit, Clan Tokugawa, Brisante, Moldtina, Telgan, Warszawskija, Kaurdelantedust, Laughing Hyena, The Free State of Terra Australis, Indochinese Districts, Axiotica, and Westcot.