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An Analysis of the Socioeconomic Factors Plaguing Oren
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Oren, at the moment, is in grave danger. This is not because of those most foul undead creatures, this is not thanks to the policies of the great King Sheffield, it is because of economic issues. At the moment, Oren is going bankrupt. The governing body spends upwards of 25,000 minas a day, with no real sources of income. Taxes were instituted, however briefly, and generated a negligible amount of income, but raising taxes reduces morale, so there are two obvious choices. The first is to institute taxes, and raise them to the point that they bring in 25,000 Minas day. This is obviously not preferable, and would likely cause major sources of taxable wealth to move out from Oren to the Elves or Dwarves. The second is to print money. This, in moderate amounts, would be fine for short-term economic boosts, but would, over the long term, cause deflation, which is also not preferable.  :: The third, and the option that I am proposing, is to institute a national bank. It is foolish to expect citizens to carry all of their wealth on them, and as such, a method to store money as an item, that can be reliably expected to be worth approximately what was paid for said item, is a much better system. Thus I, Atriana Tarus, although not the Financial Advisor, propose that Oren institutes a national bank, that will sell a unique item and buy it back for a slightly lower price.