I surged the pub row and went red on *everything*, even had a famine, but now all is green. I replaced low yield assets with Houses of Ill Repute (only way to get money as I also was red on Bliss) and used the money to buy (upgraded) Bio-traps which I then surrounded the Pub Row with. Then I surged the Pub Row again, instant green everywhere
Next round I could afford the 7x7 grid, and this round I could afford level 5. I now have a Reactor Town next to the Pub Row, sharing enough Bio-traps that the Reactor Town doesn't produce any Population either.
Baen Bucks: 58,874
Baen Bliss: 52,473
Population: 16,154
Food: 55,613
Energy: 53,849
Military: 36,164
Surge Pts Left this Cycle: 45/25
Total Bucks per Cycle: 115,755
from Assets: 34,985
from Pop.: 80,770
Political Adj to Asset Bucks: +35%
Bliss - Base Need: 20,165
Low-Bliss Cost: 0
Energy - Base Need: 5,387
Low-Energy Bliss Cost: 0%
Food - Base Need: 7,151
Low Food Bliss Pct Penalty: 0%
Famine Pop. Loss: 0