https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0 en-us 2017-03-20 19:16:57 UTC 2017-03-21 21:59:28 UTC hello@padlet.com s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161310260 Which of my three countries would I prefer to live in? This is a good question. The United Nations of Ichthyology (UNI) is a good, peaceful place, in which everyone has a job and everyone is important. They have great growth and efficiency, they have a lot of freedom, and it overall seems like a nice place to live. However, the UNI has no economic security - there are no safety net programs provided by the government, and if someone's company fails, they're out of luck if they can't get back on their feet quickly enough. Also, the UNI has a Free Market economy, meaning that it can easily collapse and war can start. Although it has always been a peaceful place, eventually the dangers of mankind will catch up with the island and what's always worked for the country can easily fail. These risks outweigh the benefits, and although this would be my second choice in potential homes, I would not readily pick this country. The Realm of Brilliant Gemstones (RBG) is a very rich country, and its main benefit is its economic security. Everybody is guaranteed a job and the income it comes with. However, the RBG has many weaknesses. It has absolutely no freedom; the government tells everybody what they have to do and they have to do it. Regardless of whether or not it was made that way for a good reason, it's still a weakness and nobody really likes being told what to do for the rest of their life, am I right? Another weakness includes little to no growth; since there is no real competition for people's products to be bought, so people are not stimulated to grow economically and as such, there is little efficiency. I would put the RBG as my last choice of potential home, mostly because of its lack of freedom. The Kingdom of Feminine Clothing (KFC) would be an excellent country to live in; it has some freedom, the freedom to create dresses the way you want to. Although it's not complete freedom, it is preferable to the other countries. In addition to this, with the competition for the countries to sell their products, the RBG has lots of economic growth - and efficiency, which goes along with growth. Unfortunately, the KFC only has a small amount of economic security - a safety net program created by the government to send money in to jobless people, but it's not a lot. It's barely enough to live off of, let alone live comfortably. However, the benefits outweigh the risk of failing in the economy - people with good jobs in comfortable homes receiving a good paycheck with a day off every week. It's a relatively free economy, has lots of economic growth and efficiency, and is just a nice place to live. This would be my first choice.]]> 2017-03-20 19:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161310260 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161311142 The Realm of Brilliant Gemstones is a large country down by Peru. This country takes up most of South America, excluding Venezuela, Columbia, and Peru. The RBG was first founded in the 1500's when some guy's wife by the name of Axiden Talmilionnarre was gardening and pulled up an enormous diamond. Rumor of this quickly spread, and people began flocking down to what is now the RBG and pulling up their own expensive jewels. Chaos ensued as people got greedier and greedier - not a good soul was born for years and years. After Venezuela, Columbia and Peru were formed, finally, a man by the name of Rulem Oll took charge of the people and formed what is now the RBG. In order to make sure nobody got overly greedy in their expeditions, he formed the country into a Command Economy, where the government picks what everybody does, so nothing got out of hand.]]> 2017-03-20 19:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161311142 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161311152 This country makes their living off of fish; the United Nation of Ichthyology (UNI) is an island off the coast of England and is often overlooked, but is a very integral country in the trade of fish. They live almost entirely off of fish, eating it for every meal. They sell many fish products, including fish glue, fish oil, and, most prominently, fish. They ship fish all over the world and have won the Best Fish in the World award ninety-two years in a row. The UNI have produced fish for as long as they can remember. They were told ancient stories of the fish gods, how the gods blessed their little island to always be prosperous in their fish (the people are very serious about their worship of the fish gods). Their island has always had more fish than most other places, and every one a well-bred, delicious animal. The people soon realized their potential to earn buckets of money from the rest of the world for their fish and began shipping their fish out to the rest of the world. Their company grew quickly and ever since, they've been world-famous.]]> 2017-03-20 19:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161311152 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161319688

This is the flag of the United Nations of Ichthyology! It appropriately has a fish on it.]]> 2017-03-20 20:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161319688 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161320120 The United Nation of Ichthyology (UNI) produces fish and a few fish products, but mostly they focus on fish. The UNI produces massive quantities of fish, which takes a lot of work on their part, but they have a good system and does it well. Once they produce the fish, they ship it out to some of the biggest countries in the world. In addition to fish, they also sell less well-known products such as fish glue and fish oil, though they only sell this in small quantities and not everyone even knows they sell it. The UNI is the home to many delicious fish that are not found anywhere else, such as the legendary Thebestspeciesoffishever, Deliciouswhentoastedjustright, Tastywithgarlic, and Beautifulbuteventastier, very cleverly named.]]> 2017-03-20 20:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161320120 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161320154 In the United Nation of Ichthyology (UNI), when a child is old enough to strike out on their own (legally age twenty), they use their savings to either continue on in their family's business. After that, they're on their own (though the community always helps out, even though they're not required to - newcomers get a steady income of just enough money to get them on their feet). The different jobs include being assigned to a specific fish to catch, helping ship things and sort orders, and actual Ichthyologists who test new fish-based remedies, among other things. The UNI is completely convinced that someday, all their efforts will pay off and they'll be rich on some sort of fish-based antidote. In order for the UNI to produce all the fish they do, their waters are crowded with fish, making it even easier for them to catch as many as they need. The people of the UNI know very well the dangers they pose to the environment and only take what they need; they also watch the populations of their fish very closely. The people know that too many fish can have drastic effects on the ecosystem and make sure that everything is balanced. They are very good at helping the environment, and, most importantly, the fish population, thrive. ]]> 2017-03-20 20:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161320154 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161328437 The United Nation of Ichthyology (UNI) ships out to whoever wants a large order of fish. In most cases, the government of a country will order an enormous amount of fish and sell it among their own citizens from there, but there are the occasional companies that order directly, as buying the fish from the government is often more expensive and hard to get before it's all sold out. The fish the UNI produces are very tasty and easy to cook, so mostly they get mostly chefs and restaurant-owners who buy their fish in large quantities, though the UNI will sell to whoever wants it. The citizens of UNI know that they are blessed to have such an amazing 'stock' of fish, and want to share it with the world.]]> 2017-03-20 20:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161328437 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161330125 The United Nation of Ichthyology (UNI) do not have economic security. The government does not provide safety net programs, the people do not have a guaranteed place in the economy, nobody is guaranteed money or comfort. The only way to try and have those things is to work hard and hope people like what you produce. ]]> 2017-03-20 20:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161330125 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161330181 The United Nation of Ichthyology (UNI) has many strengths. One of their many strengths is their growth; since everyone's free to choose their businesses, they are stimulated to 'grow' to make everything more efficient so countries will buy their product. Growth is buying new fishing boats, buying new bait, making new machines to help them produce things more efficiently. Growth makes efficiency, which is another strength. The citizens of the UNI catch their fish very efficiently using a wide variety of top-of-the-notch fishing vessels, fishing lines and nets/traps. They also have a lot of freedom - freedom to choose what to produce, how to produce it, how much to produce, and when to produce it. ]]> 2017-03-20 20:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161330181 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161336182

This is the flag of the Realm of Brilliant Gemstones! It shows a pickax, the first tool used to mine gems for profit, and a gemstone itself.]]> 2017-03-20 21:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161336182 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161337565 The Realm of Brilliant Gemstones (RBG) produces beautiful gemstones. The land they're founded on is rich with gemstones; they've been mining since the sixteenth century and still don't have to mine very deep to get what they need. Some of their most famous gemstones include emeralds, rubies, garnets, amethysts, sapphires, and diamonds. The RBG proudly boasts of the best craftsmen in the world as they send their riches all over the planet for expensive prices.The RBG is also very, very rich, and everybody lives in comfort; with the machines they can buy, nobody needs to work very hard to get new gemstones to sell, earning them even more money. ]]> 2017-03-20 21:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161337565 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161339363 Before the Realm of Brilliant Gemstones (RBG) was founded, the people that lived there were already digging up jewels and getting money, so by the time Rulem Oll I got the country and its government together, people already had enough money to get a head start on business. Then Rulem Oll I assigned everyone a job and ever since, that job has been the family business, no exceptions; jobs include mining for a particular gem, mining in a particular area, managing country funds, making jewelry and setting the jewels, shaping gemstones, etc. There's a lot to be done and Rulem Oll I made sure he had everything carefully planned out when he passed on and returned to the gem gods and left the country in his son's hands, Rulem Oll II, who ruled the country in the same way. Ever since, all of the Rulem Olls who have ruled over all have run the country in the same way, keeping the family jobs in check and making sure everyone meets their monthly quota. ]]> 2017-03-20 21:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161339363 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161341503 The Realm of Brilliant Gemstones (RBG) has a very particular way of selling their jewels, and ever since they got the addition of the Internet and their own site, it's become a lot easier. Each company uploads what they have produced onto the website, on which people can find what they're looking for with a quick, easy search, and the each gemstone is left up on the website for one month and at the end of the month, the highest bidder is sent a confirmation form then shipped the item they paid for. Items include raw gems, shaped gems, and gems set in jewelry (and also a small selection of pure gold jewelry). Basically whoever bids the highest - whether it's an individual, company, or entire government, it doesn't matter. The RBG doesn't really care - they just want the money. ]]> 2017-03-20 22:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161341503 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161346936 The Realm of Brilliant Gems (RBG) - thanks Rulem Oll I - is currently a very strong government. This economy doesn't have very many economic strengths, but it is very strong in security. Every citizen is already very wealthy. The government assigns everybody to their job, meaning it's not possible for a citizen to lose his or her job and their income. Their income is dependent on how much they make and sell, but it's a very steady income and since they can't lose their jobs, the citizens are guaranteed the income. A strength is that, unlike the other economies, negative externalities do not occur among the businesses in the RBG. Everybody does well; the government spreads the different kinds of products evenly among everybody, so that if the ruby company is doing well, there are no other ruby companies that are getting less business as a result of this, and the same thing with emerald companies, or necklace companies. Negative externalities within the companies simply do not occur.]]> 2017-03-20 22:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161346936 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161348313 The Realm of Brilliant Gemstones (RBG) is a command economy, and although the government and the economy is strong and stable, there are many weaknesses. For one thing, there is no freedom. Citizens cannot choose what to produce, how to make it or even who it goes to. This makes many citizens unhappy and wish to leave. In addition to this, the RBG also has very little growth, as people are not as stimulated to create growth by competition, and as such, there is very little efficiency. There is some growth and efficiency, because with their riches the government provides everyone with good machines, but compared to other countries, it's not a lot. ]]> 2017-03-20 23:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161348313 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161348383 Hi Mr. Clarke!!!!    

How's it going?

:)]]> 2017-03-20 23:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161348383 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161353562 The Kingdom of Feminine Clothing (KFC) is a country just south of China, often overlooked. It is very small, yet has the largest output of dresses in the whole entire world - in fact, it has the only output of dresses in the whole entire world. Every other country either buys from the KFC or makes its own (and not export it). Everyone in the KFC has his or her own business competing to win the Best Dress award (the competition is in May if you'd like to attend). Every company has its own style, and other countries love every one. It's a semi-free country, so anyone who wishes to leave may - and there are plenty of people who do, though there are plenty more still that stay and learn the art of dress-making. The country imports its fabric from The Fabric Country on an island just north of Australia. The people of KFC work every day, except Sunday, when they go to church for five hours and worship the feminine clothing gods.]]> 2017-03-20 23:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161353562 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161649730

This is the flag of the Kingdom of Feminine Clothing! It has a dress on it, because that's their main exported product!]]> 2017-03-21 20:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161649730 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161650102 The Kingdom of Feminine Clothing (KFC) makes and exports feminine clothing - more specifically, dresses. They have ninety-two businesses that produce their own style of dresses and the rest of the world eats it up. The KFC exports millions of dresses every month and most countries import them - only the poorer ones make their own, but no other countries export dresses like the KFC does - or at all, for that matter. The KFC exports dresses with price ranges everywhere from super cheap to millionaire-worthy. They make everything from sundresses to ball gowns worthy of only the richest, and their dresses are loved by everyone - even some extremely odd men whom we shall not discuss.]]> 2017-03-21 20:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161650102 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161655024 The government of KFC doesn't really care how each company produces its dresses, as long as they don't give off too much pollution. In the early nineteen hundreds, the companies of KFC were shamelessly giving off enormous amounts of pollution, so bad that the government had to require the people to wear gas masks every time they walked outside. Since then, the country has been struggling to fix their environment and recently celebrated their fifth year since taking off their gas masks whenever they left a building. Companies' tactics range everywhere from hand-crafting dresses, producing them by machine or assembly lines (which doesn't always work as well, but when it does, the results are beautiful). As mentioned before, the KFC imports many different fabrics for its companies to choose from, mainly from The Fabric Country (TFC), an island north of Australia. TFC exports many different kinds of fabrics made of many different materials for the KFC to expertly craft a beautiful article of clothing. In addition to making dresses, certain companies KFC also make sewing machines to use in factories and are constantly trying out different methods of sewing to make life easier. ]]> 2017-03-21 20:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161655024 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161656908 The Kingdom of Feminine Clothing (KFC) produces for anyone who wants to buy their products. They've had a few governments buy hordes of their dresses to distribute among their own people. They've had companies buy them to sell at their stores. They've had individuals order them from home. They get a wide variety of buyers and it doesn't really matter to them who buys; to them, money is money, and it doesn't matter who it came from. ]]> 2017-03-21 20:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161656908 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161659089 The Kingdom of Feminine Clothing (KFC), being a mixed economy, has many strengths. The KFC has the freedom to choose how to produce their product. They don't have that much of a say in what to produce, although the citizens can choose to produce dresses or machines. Since the KFC has plenty of competition to get their product sold, the different companies are forced to have economic growth and, with it, ]]> 2017-03-21 20:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161659089 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161662436 Country #1: The United Nation of Ichthyology - Free Market Economy. Country #2: The Realm of Brilliant Gemstones - Command Economy. Country #3: The Kingdom of Feminine Clothing - Mixed Economies.]]> 2017-03-21 21:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161662436 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161667806 The KFC only has the smallest weakness: they have little economic security. The government does provide a safety net program of a small income rate if someone's out of a job, but it's not enough to keep a family going if someone's trying to care for more than one person. If you want to start a business in the KFC, you'd better make sure you can afford to lose but you're prepared to win. Negative externalities is a big thing; if someone's company is doing well, it's great for them, but not for you. This means that your company gets less business while theirs gets more. And if your company is doing well that means others' companies are doing poorly. It's a 
never-ending cycle of someone being happy, while at the same time, someone else is not. You cannot make everyone happy in a Mixed Economy.]]> 2017-03-21 21:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161667806 s_alison_selden https://padlet.com/s_alison_selden/3mxpanhxabp0/wish/161669089
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