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The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 44.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant WHILE DREAMING ABOUT FOOD VINNYian economy, worth 98.9 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 7,904 dollars, 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. WHILE DREAMING ABOUT FOOD VINNY's national animal is the cobra.

WHILE DREAMING ABOUT FOOD VINNY is ranked 110,810^th in the world and 903^rd in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.6 law-abiding acts per hour.