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'''Basic Trope''': MegaCorp runs the government.
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'''Basic Trope''': MegaCorp now runs the government.
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** The situation is muddled enough that it is hard to say who truly owns or controls who or even if Tropes, Co. and Troperia are even technically independent entities are not let alone how to classify them in terms of how capitalist or communist they are.
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** The situation is muddled enough that it is hard to say who truly owns or controls who or even if Tropes, Co. and Troperia are even technically independent entities are not or not, let alone how to classify them in terms of how capitalist or communist they are.
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* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes, Co. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes, Co. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a newgovernment.government.
** Tropes, Co. becomes an actual sovereign government, no longer being a MegaCorp.
** The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes, Co. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new
** Tropes, Co. becomes an actual sovereign government, no longer being a MegaCorp.
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** The system operates on one share one vote but every citizen is assured at least one inalienable share with dividends since birth and sizable investments may be used to generate extra shares in a resulting subsidiary. Its purpose is literally to enrich its citizens proportional to their shares, resulting in an openly unequal democracy. Yet the scaling per share for investment tends to be so weak that persuasion is the far cheaper option.
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* '''Justified''': [[SupervillainLair Tropes, Co.]] has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** [[SupervillainLair Tropes, Co.]] has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in thatarea.area.
** The setting is PostApocalyptic. Troperia, Inc just happens to be one of the few entities relatively intact enough to stand in for the now obliterated government.
** [[SupervillainLair Tropes, Co.]] has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that
** The setting is PostApocalyptic. Troperia, Inc just happens to be one of the few entities relatively intact enough to stand in for the now obliterated government.
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* '''Subverted''': Tropes, Co. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
** Even though Tropes, Co runs several essential services like the transir infastructure, tax collection, the police force, and healthcare they are merely contractors and still subordinate to the state. Elections include the choice of provider along with their offers.
** Even though Tropes, Co runs several essential services like the transir infastructure, tax collection, the police force, and healthcare they are merely contractors and still subordinate to the state. Elections include the choice of provider along with their offers.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Tropes, Co. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
** Even though Tropes, Co runs several essential services like thetransir infastructure, transit infrastructure, tax collection, the police force, and healthcare they are merely contractors and still subordinate to the state. Elections include the choice of provider along with their offers.offers.
** Tropes, Co winds up undergoing enough changes to function with needs previously handled by the government that it [[FullCircleRevolution effectively becomes a conventional form of government]].
** Tropes, Co. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
** Even though Tropes, Co runs several essential services like the
** Tropes, Co winds up undergoing enough changes to function with needs previously handled by the government that it [[FullCircleRevolution effectively becomes a conventional form of government]].
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** The government/corporations of Tropeistan have enough foresight to avoid making the mistake of the Troperian corporations, and so have a gentlemen's agreement to [[PragmaticVillainy pay their employees enough wages to buy eachother's products]].
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** The government/corporations of Tropeistan have enough foresight to avoid making the mistake of the Troperian corporations, and so have a gentlemen's agreement to [[PragmaticVillainy pay their employees enough wages to buy eachother's each other's products]].
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** Even though Tropes, Co runs several essential services like the transir infastructure, tax collection, the police force, and healthcare they are merely contractors and still subordinate to the state. Elections include the choice of provider along with their offers.
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** The situation is muddled enough that it is hard to say who truly owns or controls who or even if Tropes, Co. and Troperia are even technically independent entities are not let alone how to classify them in terms of how capitalist or communist they are.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Trope Co. has SkewedPriorities and uses their ownership for downright silly purposes like putting advertisement on Troperia's bills and getting into lengthy arguments about if they should print more money or not to boost nominal profit.
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** Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Tropes, Co]]. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
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** [[FascistButInefficient Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, sounds]], which leads to [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Tropes, Co]]. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
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* '''Implied''': Everyone seems to be afraid of TropeCo's private army, but it's not clear how entrenched they are in the government.
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* '''Implied''': Everyone seems to be afraid of TropeCo's TropeCo/TropeCo's private army, but it's not clear how entrenched they are in the government.
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* '''Justified''': Tropes, Co. has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
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* '''Justified''': [[SupervillainLair Tropes, Co. Co.]] has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Tropes, Co]]. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes, Co.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes, Co.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Tropes, Co]]. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
** There is no central government in Troperia, only corrupt and greedy corporations. As a result, Troperian society undergoes a long, slow, painful collapse, gradually sliding into a Great Depression and even past that into PostApocalyptic DieselPunk, since there are all these products on the shelves, but nobody is paid enough to actually buy any.
*'''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Another company learns from Tropes, Co.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to goup.up.
** The government/corporations of Tropeistan have enough foresight to avoid making the mistake of the Troperian corporations, and so have a gentlemen's agreement to [[PragmaticVillainy pay their employees enough wages to buy eachother's products]].
** Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Tropes, Co]]. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
** There is no central government in Troperia, only corrupt and greedy corporations. As a result, Troperian society undergoes a long, slow, painful collapse, gradually sliding into a Great Depression and even past that into PostApocalyptic DieselPunk, since there are all these products on the shelves, but nobody is paid enough to actually buy any.
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** Another company learns from Tropes, Co.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go
** The government/corporations of Tropeistan have enough foresight to avoid making the mistake of the Troperian corporations, and so have a gentlemen's agreement to [[PragmaticVillainy pay their employees enough wages to buy eachother's products]].
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* '''Discussed''': ???"So in a world where the government is a corporation, would the average employee/citizen be ''given'' money in the form of wages, or would they have money ''taken'' from them in the form of taxes?"
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ...But it turns out that the CEO of Tropes, Co. secretly works for the government, and just lets their underlings ''think'' they control the government.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ...But it turns out that the CEO of Tropes, Co. secretly works for the government, and just lets lets their underlings ''think'' they control the government.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Zagged''': ...But it turns out that the CEO of Tropes, Co. secretly works for the government, and just lets their underlings ''think'' they control the government.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by PeaceAndLoveIncorporated.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[TakeOverTheWorld The entire world is run by by]] PeaceAndLoveIncorporated.
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* '''Implied''': Everyone seems to be afraid of TropeCo's private army, but it's not clear how entrenched they are in the government.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes, Co. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to [[PeaceAndLoveIncorporated Tropes, Co.Co]]. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes, Co.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes, Co.PeaceAndLoveIncorporated.
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Sorry for 3 edits in quick succesion, but i completed it this time, i added "Tropes Co." jokes
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* '''Averted''': Tropes, Inc. operates in Troperia but doesn't control the government.
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* '''Averted''': Tropes, Inc.Co. operates in Troperia but doesn't control the government.
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* '''Invoked''': Tropes, Inc. is working on taking over the government of Troperia.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes, Inc. uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes, Inc. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes, Inc. uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes, Inc. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
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* '''Invoked''': Tropes, Inc.Co. is working on taking over the government of Troperia.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes,Inc.Co. uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes,Inc.Co. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes,
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes,
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes, Inc. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes, Inc.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes, Inc.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes, Inc.Co. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes,Inc.Co.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes,
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far better
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* '''Parodied''': The nation is renamed "Nation[[TradeSnark ™]]"
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* '''Parodied''': The nation Troperia is renamed "Nation[[TradeSnark ™]]""Nation™"
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I guess the parodied doesn't miss the point, revert that if it is
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* '''Straight''': The country of Troperia's armed services, police force, infrastructure network, etc are run by [[MegaCorp Tropes, Inc.]]
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes, Inc.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes, Inc. has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes, Inc. has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes, Inc. is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes, Inc. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes, Inc. is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes, Inc.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes, Inc. has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes, Inc. has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes, Inc. is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes, Inc. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes, Inc. is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Parodied''': ???
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* '''Straight''': The country of Troperia's armed services, police force, infrastructure network, etc are run by [[MegaCorp Tropes, Inc.Co.]]
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes,Inc.
Co.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes,Inc.Co. has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes,Inc.Co. has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes,Inc.Co. is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes,Inc.Co. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes,Inc.Co. is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Parodied''':???The nation is renamed "Nation[[TradeSnark ™]]"
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes,
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes,
* '''Justified''': Tropes,
* '''Inverted''': Tropes,
* '''Subverted''': Tropes,
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes,
* '''Parodied''':
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* '''Straight''': The country of Troperia's armed services, police force, infrastructure network, etc are run by Tropes inc.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes inc.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes inc has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes inc has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes inc is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes inc logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes inc is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes inc.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes inc has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes inc has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes inc is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes inc logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes inc is because they secretly control the government.
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* '''Straight''': The country of Troperia's armed services, police force, infrastructure network, etc are run by Tropes inc.
[[MegaCorp Tropes, Inc.]]
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run byTropes inc.
Tropes, Inc.
* '''Downplayed''':Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''':Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''':Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''':Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much fromTropes inc Tropes, Inc. is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''':
* '''Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from
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* '''Averted''': Tropes inc operates in Troperia but doesn't control the government.
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* '''Averted''': Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. operates in Troperia but doesn't control the government.
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* '''Invoked''': Tropes inc is working on taking over the government of Troperia.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes inc uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes inc and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes inc uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes inc and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
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* '''Invoked''': Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. is working on taking over the government of Troperia.
* '''Exploited''':Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel againstTropes inc Tropes, Inc. and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes inc squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes inc's mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes inc ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes inc's mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes inc ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns fromTropes inc's Tropes, Inc.'s mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes inc Tropes, Inc. ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from
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'''Basic Trope''': MegaCorp runs the government.
* '''Straight''': The country of Troperia's armed services, police force, infrastructure network, etc are run by Tropes inc.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes inc.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes inc has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes inc has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes inc is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes inc logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes inc is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Tropes inc operates in Troperia but doesn't control the government.
* '''Enforced''': The story contains AnAesop about the dangers of unchecked corporate power.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Tropes inc is working on taking over the government of Troperia.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes inc uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes inc and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes inc squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes inc's mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes inc ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
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* '''Straight''': The country of Troperia's armed services, police force, infrastructure network, etc are run by Tropes inc.
* '''Exaggerated''': The entire world is run by Tropes inc.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropes inc has a large degree of control over the Troperian government, and is the largest contractor working with them
* '''Justified''': Tropes inc has enough influence to buy out all the corrupt politicians in Troperia, and uses the power to create a captive market in that area.
* '''Inverted''': Tropes inc is a government-run organization.
* '''Subverted''': Tropes inc logos are proudly displayed on everything owned by the Troperian government, but it turns out that they just sell a lot of stuff to government agencies.
* '''Double Subverted''': The reason those agencies buy so much from Tropes inc is because they secretly control the government.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Tropes inc operates in Troperia but doesn't control the government.
* '''Enforced''': The story contains AnAesop about the dangers of unchecked corporate power.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Tropes inc is working on taking over the government of Troperia.
* '''Exploited''': Tropes inc uses Troperians as slave labor to make products to ship to other areas.
* '''Defied''': The people of Troperia rebel against Tropes inc and eventually drive them out and replace them with a new government.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Running a country isn't as profitable as it sounds, which leads to Tropes inc squandering all of the local resources and driving the nation deeply into debt before going bankrupt. The people of Troperia are left far worse off even than they were under company rule.
* '''Reconstructed''': Another company learns from Tropes inc's mistakes, buys up the company's old assets and reconquers Troperia. They run the government [[PragmaticVillainy far more efficiently]] than Tropes inc ever did, and the standard of living begins to go up.
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