diff --git a/js/003-data/policiesData.js b/js/003-data/policiesData.js
index ebcb2e6fe07d217059f1b4930541811cff9e91c7..18c052f210469be77fc27a9279dbbb455a701cc3 100644
--- a/js/003-data/policiesData.js
+++ b/js/003-data/policiesData.js
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ App.Data.Policies.Selection = {
 				text: "you will covertly sell information on troubled potential immigrants to your arcology to their old world enemies.",
 				activatedText: "you are covertly selling information on troubled potential immigrants to your arcology.",
 				enable: -1,
-				get note() { return `Will produce roughly ¤${cashFormat(1000)} weekly, and slow growth of the citizen population`; }
+				get note() { return `Will produce roughly ${cashFormat(1000)} weekly, and slow growth of the citizen population`; }
 			}
 		],
 		"policies.immigrationRep": [
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ App.Data.Policies.Selection = {
 				title: "Enslavement Kickbacks",
 				text: "you will take kickbacks in return for turning a blind eye to enslavement of poor citizens.",
 				activatedText: "you are taking kickbacks in return for turning a blind eye to enslavement of poor citizens.",
-				get note() { return `Will produce roughly ¤${cashFormat(1000)} weekly, and reduce the population of citizens`; }
+				get note() { return `Will produce roughly ${cashFormat(1000)} weekly, and reduce the population of citizens`; }
 			},
 			{
 				title: "Poor Citizen Relief",
@@ -766,19 +766,19 @@ App.Data.Policies.Selection = {
 			{
 				title: "Public Fluid Production Retirement",
 				get text() {
-					let text = `once reaching mandatory retirement age, slaves will be converted for full-time milk`;
+					let text = `upon reaching the mandatory retirement age, slaves will be converted for full-time milk`;
 					if (V.seeDicks === 1) {
-						text += `, vaginal secretion, and semen`;
+						text += `, semen,`;
 					}
-					text += `production.`;
+					text += ` and vaginal secretion production.`;
 					return text;
 				},
 				get activatedText() {
-					let text = `once reaching mandatory retirement age, slaves are converted for full-time milk`;
+					let text = `upon reaching the mandatory retirement age, slaves are converted for full-time milk`;
 					if (V.seeDicks === 1) {
-						text += `, vaginal secretion, and semen`;
+						text += `, semen,`;
 					}
-					text += `production.`;
+					text += ` and vaginal secretion production.`;
 					return text;
 				},
 				get requirements() { return (V.arcologies[0].FSPaternalist === "unset"); },
@@ -786,8 +786,8 @@ App.Data.Policies.Selection = {
 			},
 			{
 				title: "Public Arcade Retirement",
-				text: "once reaching mandatory retirement age, slaves will be placed in cheap public arcades to be used until useless.",
-				activatedText: "once reaching mandatory retirement age, slaves are placed in cheap public arcades to be used until useless.",
+				text: "upon reaching the mandatory retirement age, slaves will be placed in cheap public arcades to be used until useless.",
+				activatedText: "upon reaching the mandatory retirement age, slaves are placed in cheap public arcades to be used until useless.",
 				get requirements() { return (V.arcologies[0].FSPaternalist === "unset"); },
 				enable: "arcade"
 			},
diff --git a/src/interaction/policies/policies.js b/src/interaction/policies/policies.js
index 56153b9e1c5385a56227ab137f6bc5fd8af84807..080c8f68909abb5ff91c84971e63ca5d73d9a51c 100644
--- a/src/interaction/policies/policies.js
+++ b/src/interaction/policies/policies.js
@@ -144,10 +144,12 @@ globalThis.policy = function(category) {
 					link = App.UI.DOM.link(
 						"Repeal",
 						() => {
-							_.set(V, policyVariable, 0);
-							applyCost();
-							if (p.hasOwnProperty("onRepeal")) {
-								p.onRepeal();
+							if (V.rep > 1000) {
+								_.set(V, policyVariable, 0);
+								applyCost();
+								if (p.hasOwnProperty("onRepeal")) {
+									p.onRepeal();
+								}
 							}
 							policy(category);
 						}
@@ -177,10 +179,12 @@ globalThis.policy = function(category) {
 				link = App.UI.DOM.link(
 					"Implement",
 					() => {
-						_.set(V, policyVariable, enable);
-						applyCost();
-						if (p.hasOwnProperty("onImplementation")) {
-							p.onImplementation();
+						if (V.rep > 1000) {
+							_.set(V, policyVariable, enable);
+							applyCost();
+							if (p.hasOwnProperty("onImplementation")) {
+								p.onImplementation();
+							}
 						}
 						policy(category);
 					}