Strassonism

Gross National Happiness is an ideology of which some aspects are implemented in Wessex. Originally designed in Bhutan in 1972, by Bhutan's fourth Dragon King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The Wessen GNH system revolves around environmentalism, conservationism, and social wellbeing. Gross National Happiness is used to monitor the quality of life, social progress in more holistic and phsycological terms than the economic indicator of the Gross Domestic Product.

In Wessex the government feels that conserving the environment, and improving the social wellbeing of the nation is more important than finances, exports and politics. As "the Earth, and indeed the human race is in need of protection, which large nations, such as the former United States and China need to understand before they destroy everything" said David Arnold, Prime Minister of Wessex at the United Nations in 1992, stating that the world is on a environmental suicide path to destruction.

Gross National Happiness in Wessex
In Wessex Gross National Happiness has become less of an indicator, and more of a term that defines the government's policies, such as strict Corporate monitoring, Environmentalism, Conservationalism and direct democracy. These are achieved by such things as the government incentive for green vehicles and fuels, such as hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell, and electric cars.

Corporations are monitored closely for price fixing, which are strictly prohibited in Wessex, such as Destroyer Pricing, which blows competitors out of the water. Small local businesses are stimulated to keep the country's local economy undominated by large corporations. The government's Corporate Regulation Board works closely with Corporate Pressure Groups to define these problems. Any company that has branches or a presence in Wessex must pay taxes, even if they are not headquartered in the country, if they refrain, they are fined.