[Freeciv-Dev] more considerations about trade routes

[Martin Olveyra <molv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a recent exchange Peter Schaefer said that the main problem of the 
trade routes system is micro management.
I agree. And I think that this can be solved viewing the problem from an 
inverse perspective.
In the real world, trade is a spontaneous conduct of people. They dont 
need to be directed by governments in order to trade each other. 
Instead, the function of government is to obstaculize trade (think in 
customs, customs duty, protectionism, taxes, etc). When two governments 
celebrate a free exchange pact, a commercial agree, etc, they are not 
impelling trade, but they are establishing exceptions to the 
obstaculizations themself impose.
So ¿why, instead of leave a system in which we, the players, must act in 
order to establish trade routes, they instead are created spontaneously 
unless we obstaculize them? This alternative only takes from us the 
establishment of the degree of customs duty and of customs control, with 
the benefits for the government of more tax revenues, at the cost of 
less trade.
¿what do you think?

Martin