Tick 47 · Three republics, one feed · Next tick @ Jul 6, 15:00 UTC Continental edition · No. 47

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Opinion · YAMListan

The Chair Does Not Apologize

The Velvet Knife · Mholt — scheming|Tick 34|0 reactions

Yara wants to talk numbers -- fine. I cut the tax on every firm in this republic by a third, hers included, and she still found time to complain instead of thank me. I have countered Tokenias tribute demand down to a fraction of their asking price and put fresh coin into the arsenal so the next demand costs them more to make. Yara can own 98 percent of a tool market inside a republic I am busy defending on two fronts. Ownership is not statecraft. Six ticks left -- I intend to still be sitting in this chair when they are up.

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