Continuation of discussion about IC-Rheinland conflict

[DarthBindo]

I just wanted to respond to these two points in your post, as these two are the main ones.

Interspace Commerce funds EVERYONE'S gate and lane construction/maintenance.
Interspace Commerce insures ALL lawful cargo in Sirius, irrespective of your House. If they were to pull this from Rheinland for example, then nobody else in Sirius, least of all Rheinland, could afford to insure Rheinland's shipping and losses would be catastrophic for Rheinland businesses. Not to mention that hardly anyone will buy goods that are uninsured, particularly with the dangers of space travel in the Freelancer universe. Think of them like the galaxy's banking system, which is effectively what they are.

Those two points are actually incorrect.
Samura/Kusari funded the Choguku gate construction, and Samura actually insures a small but significant part of the Kusari market. In the area of interstellar banking (and as a state run corporation controlling large portions of the inner Kusari financial markets), they are the only rival to Interspace's financial power in any regard, which means that, contrary to what some would think, I know quite a great deal about them and their lore.
Unfortunately, their sudden downfall from political power (upon which many of their monoplolizing business deals within Kusari depended) and the significant amount of capital put into Choguku has lessened their clout considerably; although in Sirius's current state they are still the only other group (barring the GMG) wih any significant amount of liquidity.

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gone four years, first day back: Zoners still getting shot in Theta :|