Examples

Some questions worth asking.

A starter set of policy ideas to try. Open the simulator, paste any of these in, and see what comes back. Then change one detail and run it again — the comparison is where it gets interesting.

Kenya

Universal basic income for every adult

"Trial a nationwide UBI funded by a sovereign wealth allocation"

GiveDirectly's long-running Kenya experiment makes this one of the most-studied policy ideas on Earth, a natural starting point.

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Norway

Phase out fossil fuel exports by 2035

"End North Sea oil licensing and redirect the sovereign wealth fund"

Tests what happens when a country built on hydrocarbons walks away from them; economically, diplomatically, and politically.

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France

Lower retirement to 60

"Reverse the 2023 reforms and lower the legal retirement age to 60"

A live political fight in 2023. Useful to see what the simulator says about the trade-offs both sides claim.

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United States

Federal four-day work week

"Mandate a 32-hour work week with no reduction in pay"

The Iceland and UK pilots make this an empirically rich question. What scales, and what breaks, at federal level?

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Singapore

Open borders for skilled migration

"Eliminate the Employment Pass quota and offer fast-track citizenship to STEM graduates"

Stress-tests an aggressive talent strategy against social cohesion and housing pressure.

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United Kingdom

Renationalise the railways

"Bring all rail franchises into public ownership at the next contract expiry"

A perennial debate, and a tidy case study in long-horizon fiscal modelling.

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Germany

Restart nuclear power

"Reopen decommissioned nuclear plants and approve next-gen reactors"

Tests an energy U-turn against climate goals, public opinion, and grid reality.

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Brazil

Carbon tax with citizen dividend

"Tax fossil fuels at $80/ton and pay the proceeds out as an equal monthly dividend"

Pairs the cleanest carbon-pricing design with one of the world's most carbon-intensive economies.

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