Re: [spoon-discuss] Reply: Wonko's stock market fix

["Baron von Skippy" <baronvonskippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> [previous text removed for brevity]
> Wonko:
> > Okay, how about this: When we have a business list again, I'll propose 
> > something to fix the holes in the Stock Exchange. If my fix passes and 
> > none of these "nuke Wonko's assets" proposals does, I'll give 100BNS to 
> > everyone who voted for mine and against every 'kill me' proposal, keep 300 
> > BNS and 15 points for myself, and give everything else to the bank.
> >
> > Then I'll sell all my excess stocks, and give all the profits to the bank, 
> > and repeat that until all my stocks are gone.
> >
> > Would that satisfy people? I get 15 points, instead of the expected 100, 
> > 300 BNS, instead of the proposed 500, and all of you get 100 each, to get 
> > the economy going?
> >
> > --
> > Wonko
>
> Not legal, as this contradicts the No Kickbacks rule.  How about make the 
> proposal be A: Fix the stock market and B: make the game changes if and 
> only if C: no other kill wonko proposal passes.
>
> Also, Wonko said, "Silliness is relative - compared to some proposals, this 
> is downright sensible. [[Ahem... Proposal 591...]]" in another post.  Can 
> anyone either quote or paraphrase that proposal, or give me better 
> directions to find it than 'in the spoon-discuss archives'?  I can search 
> through them all, but would rather not if possible.
>
> Orc In A Spacesuit
> Current Status:  Not in the game

-Who said the kickbacks were part of the proposal? Wonko can just give 100 
BNS to all his supporters afterwards.-

                                                  -BvS-


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