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Sam Baughn · 11-10-2004, 05:15 PM

I think that bulky raw materials, like wood, oil and food are unlikely to be cheaper to import than to produce on homeline, unless there is a severe shortage on homeline.

Anything which needs heavy equipment to extract is going to be a problem to import, since getting it from an uninhabited world will require shipping the machinery there in conveyers and getting it from an inhabited world risks drawing attention to the fact that goods are disappearing into thin air.

Art, music and books property are all going to be really easy to import, but that shouldn't mess the economy up much, since the actual cost of producing the stuff in the first place is going to be fairly small compared to the distribution and marketing. Musicians, film stars and writers on homeline are going to be totally screwed though.

11-10-2004, 05:15 PM	#2
Sam Baughn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and some other bits.	Re: Infninte Economy I think that bulky raw materials, like wood, oil and food are unlikely to be cheaper to import than to produce on homeline, unless there is a severe shortage on homeline. Anything which needs heavy equipment to extract is going to be a problem to import, since getting it from an uninhabited world will require shipping the machinery there in conveyers and getting it from an inhabited world risks drawing attention to the fact that goods are disappearing into thin air. Art, music and books property are all going to be really easy to import, but that shouldn't mess the economy up much, since the actual cost of producing the stuff in the first place is going to be fairly small compared to the distribution and marketing. Musicians, film stars and writers on homeline are going to be totally screwed though. __________________ My blog.