By the way, seeing as public happiness is all of 2.79%, is there a mechanic in the game in which a popular uprising topples the government, i.e. revolution? If not, should there be?
There is not. For each red stat past the first, every member of Congress loses CSP on a weekly basis. So if the country is going to shit, people get angry and much more likely to unelect everyone.
Raise the debt I suppose... but it's the speaker of the house, Brannigans Law himself who is calling for the increase of salaries, simply because he wants "maximum damage" as he put it. At least your game isn't boring Delosford. It's not real life, we can afford to have shit hit the fan, unlike actual congress, which tends to spread faeces regardless...
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k. talk to matt perault. Ask around for his home address.