Re: [OT] [HIST] Paymasters of 2183

On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 12:37:17 +1000 , "Robertson, Brendan"
<Brendan.Robertson@dva.gov.au> wrote:

>In a travelleresque RPG, at one point we got stuck in marine coldsleep
for 7
>years (ship got blown-away around us), the backpay really screwed up
their
>budget for a while.

This is funny, as yearly interest should easily cover any change in
inflation.
In fact, your economy has serious problems if your inflation rate is
higher
than your rate of interest.

So, you put the money aside for the fellows and let the money work for
you
while they are off. Done correctly, you'll make a small profit even
while they
are in cold sleep. In fact, you may hope they stay in there
indefinitely.

On the other hand, imagine waking up from cold sleep to find out that
the
interstellar economy went belly up and you have no money. Or that your
bank
was destroyed (along with the planet and all backups) during a Kra'Vak
invasion.

Allan Goodall		       awg@sympatico.ca
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