[Dragaera] Liberals

[Jon Lincicum via Dragaera]

On 11/16/2014 9:48 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> The topic of a Jhereg Reign came up at Steven's blog. I started 
> wondering what it would be like. Lots of Empire spending to stimulate 
> the economy and provide government contracts to get kickbacks from. 
> High taxes on gambling and prostitution and whatever else the 
> Organization provides untaxed. Low taxes on other things. 

I'd imagine that a Jhereg reign would be one of the most oppressive in 
terms of legal regulations. Strict prohibitions on anything and anyone 
that people want beyond the basic necessities. That way, there's a much 
more lucrative market for everything the Jhereg sells. Anything not 
required is forbidden. At least, officially.

And yes, lots of pork-barrel spending with kickbacks to nobles with 
influence inside the government.

You could compare it to the modern military-industrial-entertainment 
complex.

--Majikjon