                               Concept : Taxes

 Civilians exist in Empire to work and provide cash to the government.  Simply
by  existing, they generate revenue to their host country in proportion to the
efficiency of the sector in which they work.

The military-industrial complex exists in order to siphon off hard-earned  tax
dollars.   Military  cost  (in  general) about ten times as much as a civilian
pays in taxes.

In addition, final goods and services cost  money  to  produce.   Ships,  land
units,  planes, guns and shells are all examples of the costs inflicted upon a
helpless government by the military-industrial complex.  Also,  services  such
as  technology research, medical research, and even happiness (money and lcm's
can buy happiness here...)  cost something to create.  Consumer items such  as
food, lcm, hcm, and all other intermediate goods (or raw materials) cost noth-
ing other than the hard work of the oppressed citizenry.

Note that it takes ten civilians to keep one soldier in the field.  Note  also
that the only way to make money is either to be pacifistic and let your nation
accumulate wealth by having a small standing army, or by selling  products  to

                               Concept : Taxes

other nations. Also, land units can multiply the strength of each mil,  making
them  perhaps  more  economical,  if  you  already have made the technological
investment.

