The Republic of Negative Modifier is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.563 billion Negative Modifierians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Environment, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 12.2%.
The Negative Modifierian economy, worth 54.8 trillion Poker Chips a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,067 Poker Chips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.
Parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills, the government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to, the government has granted that two plus two makes four, and teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Negative Modifier's national animal is the Pony, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Negative Modifier is ranked 325,597th in the world and 46th in Balatro for Most Cultured, scoring 47 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Negative Modifier, teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, the government has granted that two plus two makes four.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, the government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, the overhead luggage compartment is often full.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future.
- : Following new legislation in Negative Modifier, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings.
