DMF

DMF

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Heck, for that matter, Keynesian theory has been shown not to apply very well to the real world. Cutting the over tax rates when above about 40% will stimulate the realization of profit and thus encourage investment, but the spending increases - even of the Fed Govt - are *way* too small to have any real effect on the economy. Galciv does model the Laffer curve in taxation (why Income rolls off at rates over about 50%), but the populous does not respond like investors, and t

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[This is not intended to be a cross-post, the sucky newsy forum sw can't figure out which group to put it in.] I got a recession that not only didn't end, it was race-specific. Actually, the "recession ended" panel did appear, but I never could get anywhere near the pre-recession production afterwards. First, this is my first Galciv game since the OS/2 version. Doing well and staying in front of the Altarians (barely). Built up a nice treasury (6000+). Star Fede

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I got a recession that not only didn't end, it was race-specific. Actually, the "recession ended" panel did appear, but I never could get anywhere near the pre-recession production afterwards. First, this is my first Galciv game since the OS/2 version. Doing well and staying in front of the Altarians (barely). Built up a nice treasury (6000+). Star Federation and first in Influence, Economy, Tech, and Military. Got the "recession" warning screen but blithely ignored it until

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I got a recession that not only didn't end, it was race-specific. Actually, the "recession ended" panel appeared, but I never could get anywhere near production afterwards. First, this is my first Galciv game since the OS/2 version. Doing well and staying in front of the Altarians (barely). Built up a nice treasury (6000+). Got the "recession" warning screen but blithely ignored it until I hit -800 negative treasury. All my worlds went bad on Morale, but I had remembered

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