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On Wed, 11/25/15, Jim Vassilakos <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TML] Absurdities of the Official Traveller Universe
 To: xxxxxx@simplelists.com
 Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2015, 6:03 PM

 Okay, that
 makes sense.
 Just out the
 curiosity, is there any mention in any of the Traveller
 literature how much the Imperium taxes it's member
 worlds? I'm wondering if this 3% is more or less in line
 with the OTU.
 I would
 imagine that in the OTU, there probably is no fixed rate, so
 everything is open to negotiation between the Imperium and
 the individual planetary government, with the world's
 noble probably playing chief negotiator for one side or the
 other depending on how he or she came to power.

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I would also add that it would also depend on just how *much* power said noble/s actually have.

Which, as I see it, has a lot to do with the gov type.
(ie: wrt 'dictators' the said noble may or may not be the dictator, while some nobles may be subject to election or referendums)

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