Finance Ministry-3500 BC

[playshogi]

We should put luxury at 20% if it makes our person happy. That way, we don't have to keep the warrior in Apolyton but it can be used for exploring. Science at 20%. We can trade or buy tech from the AI.

[Inverse Icarus]

i'm in favor of 10-20% luxury to keep people happy.

since tass's science goals such anyway, why not put on 70% lux?

[Guardian]

Put the scientists to work!

Give them all the funds they need. Ummm... all we have, that is...

This might not yield a lot of gold for our coffers, but in the early years, we can usually trade techs on a 1 to 1 basis if we're not too far behind. Plus, we won't get enough gold any time soon to buy a whole lot of techs anyway, and if we are in fact on an island, there might be nobody around to trade with in the first place! Having 500 gold won't help us get off an island it if we can't build boats.

Guardian votes in favor of 100% science.

[Switch]

Though the poll has ended, I would like to withdraw my vote from 70% and shift up to 100%. I wasn't thinking clearly, and hadn't realized that 100% would not create a deficit when I voted.

[civman2000]

hasnt ended yet...no until tonight, that change wont make a difference. I think we can take this for granted, but everyone answer this question just so we can be sure:
If sometime during the next play, 100% science causes us to lose money, should we decrease it to stay even? I assume so (common sense) unless a significant number of people say no in the next 24 hours or so (to be in time for the turnchat).

[kring]

Whether to end it if it causes deficit would depend on our monetary situation and how long it would be in deficit to reach the next tech.

[civman2000]

it's official: 100% sci, no lux.

kring: i dont expect us to have much money or much of a science difference (remember this is only for the next play).