[Freeciv] Re: capitalization

[Paul Dean <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

cyb97 <cyb97@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At 14.10.2000 13:02 +0100, you wrote:
>> Markus <markus.buechele@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> > "Store production" or "Gather Production" is IMO the most adequate
>> > term for the beginning of the evolution cycle.
>> 
>> That's nice, but I have little idea of what it means(and I'm English).
>> 
>> > "Capitalization" should stay with the corporation (and substitute
>> > "Saving"), but from that stage on the money a player has left over
>> > at the end of his/her term should yield interest of 5 or 3% per
>> > turn.
>> 
>> On the other side of the coin, then, countries would be allowed to
>> borrow...  and then pay interest...

> I think what he means is what we refer to as the "hunter-gatherer" community,
> the initial state of evolution.

> In theory we should be allowed to borrow money, but you have to borrow
> from somewhere, and you don't really want to borrow from your enemies?
> So unless we change freeciv to be about world-domination to become a
> more roleplaying, everlasting game of world-cohabitation, borrowing IMHO
> isn't really a feature that would make sense.

I don't agree.  All you need is something like the World Bank.

At the moment we can borrow money - in the diplomatic dialogue - but I
meant a more global system where individual countries aren't
involved.  Normally /banks/ lend money, not countries.  Most countries
are in debt to banks, IIUC.

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