The BS Detector of October Surprise is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 44.155 billion October Surpriseans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 56.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but stagnant October Surprisean economy, worth 119 trillion whoas a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 2,709 whoas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. October Surprise's national animal is the rabbit.
October Surprise is ranked 233,259th in the world and 58th in United States for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring zero on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Survivors and Most Zombies and the Top 5% for Most Dead.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Stationary, Most Valuable International Artwork, and Most Influential and the Top 10% for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : October Surprise's influence in United States fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
- : October Surprise's influence in United States rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead and the Top 5% for Most Survivors.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
