... Huh? Why wasn't Medina willing to trade with them? XC blockade? I thought Medina and Altiplano traded with _everybody_. ... Yeah, and to Olympia, and to...
... Medina was without an advocate for much of the Great Game. If you've returned, that would be a Good Thing; Medina was quite actively and well handled...
... Which will exist in any welfare program, let alone any child-encouragement program. How many of these countries *don't* fall foul of this, then, including...
... But, on the other hand, many people are shelling out massive amounts of cash on trying to have kids, as well. ... Actually, it's the middle class that...
... Absolutely. Which advocate are you....? :) I have it in my head that you're Pacifica, but the website (which is frequently out of date) disagrees and...
... Over the past 200 years, technology has systematically trumped Malthus. [Lots of people go hungry in the world, but this is due to economics and...
... No, and I was surprised it came about in the first place, since XC had been instrumental in keeping Alti down (Year of No Ships). Yes, things change, but...
... Uh-oh - we agree on something. Cue meteor showers. ;) The above is my understanding too. ... No, I'm not (though I'm not certain what the Tanks are...
... I think 5 children per family is a reasonable and attainable goal. I haven't check recently, but I expect Concordian families fall in the 5-10 children...
... Concord ... actually ... what ... To which "you" do you refer? Ned Farnsworth wants an interesting story. In character, there is no single answer because...
I'm not an Advocate and don't really have time to be one :(, which is part of the reason for my compiling the LOM reports. That Thatt does put me in a...
First, I'm going essentially away in the morning. While I intend to stay involved, and indeed, intend to send Ken some stuff tomorrow night, it'll take a bit...
... I think in the ensuing building boom; many on NR will find the quality and price of Chengbao prefab constructions to be superior to any of our competitors!...
If you want an out; I'ld keep it simple and possible. And it is easy to do with this sort of procedure. Make a side effect of the procedure serious, long...
... Hmm.... The really interesting thing in this is the notion that XC would be trading with us. Would this indicate you're dropping trade restrictions ...
... With both of you on board, I suspect the final write up, on GG resumption will look like... Novaya Rodina trumpets the maximal cause, trying to rally...
... would ... restrictions ... The Chengers will trade with anybody... just watch the fine print. Of course, if you'd rather you can buy the same products from...
... Last I knew, while XC isn't/wasn't enforcing them vs NB (and possibly not vs Altiplano - not clear), XC had slapped punitive trade restrictions on nations...
... possibly not ... restrictions on ... to ... That's how I remember it too. Concord's IMA was getting around those tariffs by using NB middlemen to trade...
... Nah, the Soviet bureaucrat version would be to simply tell people to have one child every N years or face pay cuts, change of living quarters, etc. ...
... All of them. Think of this as the NR Ambassador to Concord going around and trying to figure out what would influence Concord towards a more pro-NR stance....
... True enough - though it'll have to be an amazingly good deal to be able to make hauling concrete across the interstellar gulfs profitable. :) ... Good...
... much ... Oh, you're right on that. We're going to re-start the Great Game at some point between 2 and 4 years of the wrap of the Little War. I'm ...
... much ... Oh, you're right on that. We're going to re-start the Great Game at some point between 2 and 4 years of the wrap of the Little War. I'm ...
That was my recollection as well. Certainly i remember the XC invitation as i think i grudgingly acceeded to Concord's wishes. ... From: James Sterrett &...
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