Spotlight on:  National Flag  The Empire of
ElectronicDataSystems  “An Empire built on Computers”  Category:
Capitalist Paradise Civil Rights: Political Freedoms:  Regional
Influence: Diplomat  Location: Texas   The Empire of
ElectronicDataSystems is a gargantuan, economically powerful
nation, remarkable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed,
hard-working, intelligent population of 23.555 billion are
either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate
of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.  It
is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business
government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles
the competing demands of Social Welfare, Defence, and the
Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 85%. The private
sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds
selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is
looking at stamping this out.  Drunk drivers are sent to
rehabilitation paid for by the government, a cyber-war between
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