Re: Merc Guild

> >It is assumed that you get what you pay for, and if you are paying
a
> >premium for mercenary services, then I would assume that they are
covering
> >basics like ammo, fuel and their own equipment.
>
> That supports my first point - you're paying a PREMIUM (your
ords)  --
> which means if you're too poor to buy a tank, you're probably too
poor to
> rent a merc tank and it's crew.

This isn't necessarily the case, because:
a) the labor may not be that expensive compared to what your citizens
produce (a doctor making $100/hr will do better to pay the plumber
$75/hr to install the sink)
b) you may be able to buy/rent the tank, but not the assembly line and
tooling to produce it etc
c) the political situation may go sour quickly and you need those
troops next month, not next year (I can learn to install a sink, but
not tonight).
d) there may be non-economic reasons (your religion forbids you to
bear arms but you need self-defense forces, for example)