Orville Trading Company

==Orville Trading Company==
The OTC's flag.
===Government — The Federal Republic of the Free Wastes===
"Liberty and Prosperity."
—the Federal Republic of the Free Waste's motto
*See FRFW
The Free Wastes technically have an established government: the Federal Republic of Free Wastes. A federation of incorporated city-states, with cities being given a municipal charter of incorporation once they reach a significant population and level of economic development. Each incorporated city-state is considered its own sovereign entity within the Republic, gaining a seat for an elected representative in the Federal Summit—a bimonthly meeting where representatives discuss and vote on issues. However, the Republic is a puppet government, with almost every representative being thoroughly bought off by the OTC and its Board. Occasionally, a bright-eyed idealist will make it into the Summit with hopes of bringing reform, but such unfortunate individuals are quickly disillusioned—forcing them to quit, play the game as it is, or be removed.
Even with its blatant Company control, the actual powers of the FRFW are extremely limited. Essentially, they are only allowed to make and enforce—through the Waste Marshals—basic laws that prevent the total collapse of society. Theft, murder, rape, and other such core crimes are the jurisdiction of the Republic. All other civil matters are privatized, effectively making the Free Wastes an anarchocapitalist plutocracy.
Despite—or perhaps because of the presence of this token government, the true nature of the Waste's leadership is known to the public on some level. This is made evident by the very terminology they use. Territories of incorporated states (and the lands in between) are referred to not as "Republic land" or even by the name of the controlling cities, but as being "Company land."
===Other===
For fun, you can follow the corporate corruption of the OTC on Nationstates!
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