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Good evening America. Today is January 5th, Day 1507, and I’ll be in the market at 15:00. I’m publishing an hour early because I’m keeping track of the election data and want you, the reader, to have that information as early as possible. I will plan to update the numbers every hour, so you can know where to cast your vote. I’ve also included a short bit on each of the candidates below.

13:00 - Oblige 936 | Pizza the Hut II 248 | Sir Gulden Draak 175 | Faucoult 51 | Ghinculov 49
14:00 - Oblige 988 | Pizza the Hut II 256 | Sir Gulden Draak 188 | Faucoult 53 | Ghinculov 51
15:00 - Oblige 1034 | Pizza the Hut II 266 | Sir Gulden Draak 204 | Faucoult 58 | Ghinculov 52
16:00 - Oblige 1076 | Pizza the Hut II 275 | Sir Gulden Draak 221 | Faucoult 60 | Ghinculov 54
17:00 - Oblige 1113 | Pizza the Hut II 284 | Sir Gulden Draak 237 | Faucoult 62 | Ghinculov 56
18:00 - Oblige 1138 | Pizza the Hut II 293 | Sir Gulden Draak 249 | Faucoult 63 | Ghinculov 60
19:00 - Oblige 1159 | Pizza the Hut II 298 | Sir Gulden Draak 258 | Faucoult 66 | Ghinculov 63
20:00 - Oblige 1138 | Pizza the Hut II 302 | Sir Gulden Draak 269 | Faucoult 67 | Ghinculov 65
This is likely the last update as I'll be going to bed soon.


Market data updated at 15:00
Food
Price | Price Per HP | Change
Q1 | 0.60 | 0.30 | +3%
Q2 | 1.16 | 0.29 | (no change)
Q3 | 1.72 | 0.28 | -7%
Q4 | 2.39 | 0.29 | +4%
Q5 | 2.80 | 0.28 | -3%
Q6 | 3.85 | 0.32 | -1%

Weapons
Price | Price Per Use | Change
Q1 | $6.08 | 6.08 | -3%
Q2 | 11.88 | 5.94 | -2%
Q3 | 17.79 | 5.93 | -3%
Q4 | 24.48 | 6.12 | -2%
Q5 | 30.49 | 6.09 | -2%
Q6 | 36.27 | 6.04 | (no change)

Materials
Foo😛 0.27 (no change)
Weapons: 0.33 (no change)

Money Market
Gol😛 988 USD (no change)
US😨 0.002 G (no change)

Salary
180 USD (+2😵


Today is election day for Country Presidents around the world. Here in the US, we have several folks interested in the job, and Point Taken wants you to meet all of them. Below are statements provided by the candidates, in their own words, about what they stand for and why they want your support.

Oblige
Next month the administration will be focusing one two things. The first? Acquiring 100/100 bonuses for the US. This will be more a proof of concept than anything else since given the current distribution of the world it will be very difficult for us to maintain our supply lines to all the resources we need.

During my next term each department will compile and organize all of its tools. A lot of players like to speak of the glory days of V1 and how much better everything was back then. This is our chance to achieve those same levels of glory. And we can do it together.

A vote for Oblige is a vote for: America. Freedom. Opportunity. Civility. Diplomacy.

Ghinculov
I'm a Libertarian. I stand for lowest taxes (not lower, lowest, you heard me), less direct war and more help for our allies. The short explanations is the pursuit of happiness. The more money you have the more you can do to increase your rank, experience or give for your favourite cause (so, if you think the Army deserves more you can give to them, not make everyone else do it). I know, many don't agree but I don't really expect those to vote for me. Less direct war? This means less invasions. In my time playing erep the US was almost wiped out 3 times already and I don't want a fourth.

My chances are slim (close to 0 more likely) but my goal isn't really to win. Instead I'd like you to think about becoming a True Libertarian and join our cause. Not finishing last? A bonus.

Faucoult
I am faucoult, the misspelling of Foucault. I am stellar counter-troll. I am about 12.5 years old. I like to leave raw materials amounting 31. My irc nick is [PLATO] and always searching friends to play hax on official channels.
Now, open in front of USA!

Sir Gulden Draak
Mr. Draak did not respond to my request for a submission, but he did post an article earlier today declaring Oblige the winner and asking for support to be the second-place candidate. The silver medal finish, Draak claims, would allow him to take over in the event that the winner is impeached or banned.

Pizza the Hut II
Mr. Hut promised that he would “write something up then” but had not done so by press time. He claimed in an article yesterday that he is the only candidate “with an in-depth plan,” but did not elaborate on what that plan might be. He claims he has “the most political experience” ignoring the fact that one of his challengers has just finished serving a term in office. Hut’s detractors claim his extensive appeals to real-world politics and ideologies have no place in the game, and suggest his Serbian ties will be destructive to America.