[Discuss] Realm tax overhead

[Anthony Cerqueira]

On 9/23/07, Anthony Cerqueira <zol.tanzet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/22/07, Tom Vogt <tom at lemuria.org> wrote:
> >
> > LilWolf schrieb:
> > > Personally, I'd rather see the whole thing gone or at the very least
> > > only affect the gold that is sent from the regions to the realm share.
> > > That way it wouldn't discourage taxing nobles like it does now.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Well, it appears this feature is generally hated.
> >
> > So, make a better suggestion.
> >
> >
> > I want something that very, very strongly discourages realms from making
> > the realm shares the main income. This is absolutely necessary for the
> > rest of the oath system to work (no incentive to find a lord, otherwise)
> > and is NOT subject to discussion.
> >
> > Having gold disappear seems to me a very strong incentive. Granted, the
> > way this was suddenly introduced with no prior warning was bad.
> >
> >
> >
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> Sent your question to the realm and got this response:
>
> Wasn't there talk of having the food cost something, thus giving the rural
> regions more income?
>
> That would certainly allow the regions to better support their own knights
> and reduce the necessity for having the realm share the main source of
> income.
>
> I know the fact that rural regions don't have enough gold for more than
> one knight was a big factor in the way I made the proposed tax laws so large
> portions of the tax gold would be sent to the realm. If the rural regions
> had the gold to support their knights, the realm wouldn't need to supply the
> gold.
>
>

I should have mentioned that the tax laws the person is refering to is that
the realm would pay a basic stipend to each noble of about 100 gold, all
other income is up to them and their oaths.
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