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

["Mark Haywood" <mhaywood383@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.
>
> Actually, it can be done using Offers.  Wonko can Offer to pay a sum of 
> shillings, in exchange for which people will cast a vote in favor of his 
> proposal and votes against the others.
>
> >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.
>
> Check out the "Historical Docs" link on the B Nomic page.  You can enter 
> the number of an object, be it rule, proposal or CFJ, and get all versions 
> of that object.
>
> 						Glotmorf
Whoa. That's ugly. Tell me, why was SG1 trying to destroy the ruleset?
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