Hydey reports 1784 AD

[cavebear]

Our return on Marketplaces (and Banks when we get them) only seem low because our current tax rate is unusually low. The current 10% tax rate won't provide a good return on infrastructure.

[Ben Kenobi]

JCP
Markets/Banks/Stocks do not increase trade arrows!

53 trade is produced in Capitol due to the trade routes, and city squares worked. Tallying up the squares:

3(5) + 2(9) + 1(5) = 38 from city squares,

38 + 15 = 53 including trade routes.

Therefore, beaker production is unaffected by these improvements.

Agreed- the low tax rate is causing no return on these improvements- but it is too early for Stock exchanges.
What is done is done- I don't think we should sell, but we have other priorities more important than Stock Exchanges, especially considering we are low on cash.

No more stock exchanges until our cities grow.

[cavebear]

I agree that:

1. Markets/Banks/Stocks do not affect Science.

2. Banks (cost of 3 gold) and Stocks (cost of 4 gold) will not help most of our cities or at the current 10% Tax rate. They do pay off better for Luxuries (currently @ 30%).

3. There are probably better things for most cities to be building (and they are).

However, we only have a Bank and a Stock Exchange in CAPITOL, there are no other Banks or Stock Exchanges built or being built. We should not build more until they pay off better, either by the tax rate being increased or the basic trade arrows increasing in the other cities through more Workers or improved terrain.

[JCP]

Originally posted by obiwan18 Markets/Banks/Stocks do not increase trade arrows!

I mixed gold and arrows !

[Hydey]