                               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,  planes,
guns  and  shells  are  all  examples  of  the costs inflicted upon a helpless
government by the military-industrial complex.  Also, services such  as  tech-
nology 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 nothing
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.

