http://simcitysocieties.ea.com/about.php
Get this game. Then,
1. Raise population
2. Raise inflation
3. Raise energy prices
4. Raise commodity prices
5. Raise property prices
6. Raise transportation prices
7. Raise Interest rates
SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
GDP goes up.
then the enchanted citizens will marvel at the high GDP and continue to vote them in again.
high GDP means good, anything high means good.