<t> So first of all a big thanks to everyone for the information and help. I had quite a few things to learn regarding the economy.<br/>
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zgrssd you were right that I didn't have zones upgrading because of population issues; I wasn't keeping a close enough eye on it and was sabotaging growth ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: zgrssd<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>(except for a minor conquered city even though they had 5 digit savings - I still think there is a bug here<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
Private assets need Private Workers. Which are defined by "however much non-Public Worker ...

<t> Cool thats all good to know.<br/>
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I did an experiment that I barely pulled off in my most recent game. It was late game and I was heavily gearing up both economically and militarily to wage that final war against the next most powerful to swing the win. I went way, way overboard with my ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: zgrssd<br/>
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What are you tax rates?<br/>
What is the difficulty? (defines how high you can set the tax rate)<br/>
What is your worker pay compared to the Private Salary?<br/>
What is your recruit and colonist hiring bonus?
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<t> OK so I see that the help documentation says "Linear<br/>
Techs are easy to progress in initially but become harder to research once you<br/>
become perfectionist. The positive effect of a Linear Tech is relative to your<br/>
score on the Tech in question."<br/>
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But... I guess I need ...

ORIGINAL: Soar_Slitherine

There's a trade report under Reports -> Overviews that has information on your internal and foreign trade the last turn.

Ah thank you! I will edit that out of my post then.

<t> I have played around eight SE games by now, and I feel that I experience an ongoing trend with a negative revenue. Most people suggest trading resources to maintain the budget but that stops being viable when the only players left are major regimes.<br/>
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Overall it seems extremely ...