Taxing - by Houses

[hribek]

I've got this wicked idea. Why couldn't the House governments levy taxes on trade?

Let's see ... a dictionary:

Tax (income tax)
-a tax on the net income of an individual or a business

Usually the citizens pay taxes to their authorities ... not to robbers, thieves and such. That's crime, piracy. Not paying taxes.

So, uhm ... just imagine ... the house Militaries would not have to trade so much to get their warships built.
House corporations surely have to pay taxes to maintain their business. It would be worth it to be in the Navy because you'd get an issued ship paid by the tax payers ... you're mean if you break it:)

In the end, the local authorities could also use the money gained from taxes to hire bounty hunters ... who will finally get something real to do ... hunt down criminals.

EDIT:

I do not want traders traders to be forced into anything (in this case paying money to some lawful factions). Pirates do that often enough already.
Everyone has the right to be dumb, stupid and ignorant. They'll have a hard time but we won't shoot them for it. Right?

From the game mechanics point of view, you would be "hiring" the lawful players to help you trade and protect you from pirates. It will create motivation, I hope.

To have a working economy, the cash must flow. (it does happen covertly, between one player's characters already - they trade for a capital ship. A capital ship which is alone, disorganized and subsequently blown up because of it)



What says you?

[Zapp]

Makes sense. Gunboats at every gate leading out of the house, levying a tariff on imported goods. Countries do it to protect their industry from foreign competition, and I'm sure the Xenos would be happy.

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[Nadis]

Well there allredy many unhapy traders thrue all ower the sirius. Lets dont force them to atack military or police forces while runing away not with contraband but with lawfull comoditys.

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[hribek]

You know, I'd actually pay them ... seeing that they are where they're meant to be, protecting the commerce. And don't tell me a Trader can't pay like 5 or 10% of his income to the house he's registered in if he hasn't been pirated on his way ....

[AdamantineFist]

Makes sense. Gunboats at every gate leading out of the house, levying a tariff on imported goods. Countries do it to protect their industry from foreign competition, and I'm sure the Xenos would be happy.

We'd have the Lib/Bret border without this (see the Curacao Treaty, there seems to be free trade now), the Kusari/Bret border is completely closed, and the RHeinland/Lib border is currently under an embargo. So, only half the borders will be affected: Lib/Kusari, RH/Bret, and Kusari/RH.

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[guitarguy]

+ It's legitimate.

+ It has precedence.

+ It would slow down powertrading. (I don't think it's that bad, but for some reason alot of people hate it.)

+ It would allow militaries/police to get money.

+ It makes perfect sense.

- It would cause controversy.

- It would be the topic of many flames.

Good outweighs bad, let's do it!

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[Nadis]

Wen you trade for more than 4 hours a day after week or somthing you will not be so willing to give more than 100kk to goverment and specialy when you know routs where no pirate ever acoured.

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[dr lameos]

And if they don't pay the tax??

I think it should only be like 1-5% of their income

But I really do think its a good idea, and if I was leader of a house police/navy i would ask the ADMINS to allow it.

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[Elvin]

A lot of people will be really angry if lawfull "Tax" appears... no matter where you go, you will be taxed.

Well, if Houses will guarantee that no pirate "taxes" you in the House space... why not. Good luck, militaries.

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[NerdRage]

make a system of honest police/navy that give all the cash to a central navy treasury, that buys better ships and equipment like in real life, instead of trading, that would be ideal

but woulden't it be annyoing, for example, paying a tax in honshu by the KNF, then paying more tax to the rhinelanders, getting stopped twice?

the traders should get somthing in return, like them affording a battleship to station for killing the wilde

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