Jack of Harts

The New England Federation is a secure and safe place to live. Orderly. Calm. Clean. The best medical care on Earth had eliminated most health problems long before the Peloran made Contact. While true immortality was a thing of science fiction, many Federation citizens who saw Contact had also lived through the Second Great Depression and the long War on Terror that preceded it. Most citizens who remained on Earth wished a calm and secure place to live, and the Federation provided that. Those who wanted excitement were encouraged to find it on other worlds. Some returned to Earth with a greater respect and wish for the security of life here, though most remained in the stars. This has kept the Terrestrial population a healthy size while also providing a steady stream of colonists for offworld holdings in need of more… interesting people.