Impetus

Impetus
Laissez-Faire Versus Imperial

So, without going into too much detail, I am asking that everyone goes to the corporate forum and votes on one of two financial directions for the corporation to take. But first, you must read what is at stake as listed below:




Casual Hardcore
Laissez-Faire System

As a casual first, hardcore second corporation we would continue much as we have thus far, relying on group participation on a mostly voluntary basis to ensure that corporate services, progression, interests, and integrity are best served when members themselves have an interest in these things at the time. This system means that we will frequently go through periods with a lull in activity levels which result in economic, social, political, and structural deviations from the normal day to day run of the mill. But this system also means that members themselves dictate at just what pace the corporation moves day in and day out, and that members have the freedom to participate to whatever level they feel appropriate without fear of repercussions for their personal activity levels or lack thereof. This system progresses in stages, sometimes forward, sometimes backwards, and requires the meticulous attention, observation, maintenance, and regulation of a greater majority of member players, as a system that fluctuates over time must be constantly monitored for downtrends or changes in overall momentum and corporate services, and the like will frequently go through periods of downsizing or inactivity.

Example: A structurally transitive, voluntary flat tax, and publically traded system.

Structurally Transitive - Subject to random unpredictable change in relation to the changes in interest, focus, and participation within the corporation as a whole.
Voluntary Flat Tax - You want a corporate service, you pay a flat tax per month to have unlimited access to that service while the corporate tax is raised to 20% to guarantee that as long as majority of players pay the voluntary tax, the corporate tax will attempt to compensate for those who do not. The many suffer the few.
Publically Traded - The members, regardless of their participation levels, by majority, decide what they want, whether it be living in Empire for months accumulating ships and dust, or diving into deep hostile null and pitting ourselves in bloody battle against the powers that be. This would be a democracy, the common majority rules, with no regard to individual level of participation or contribution .

Positives: Relaxed and mostly casual gameplay
Negatives: Sovereignty, Capital and T2 construction, large member base, are all virtually impossible.




Hardcore Casual
Imperial System

As a hardcore first, casual second corporation we would take on drastic changes that focus on rewarding those who reward themselves. The focused, diligent, impetus driven players would reap the greatest rewards from a system that directly reciprocates every ounce of energy that they put into it. This means that corporate services, progression, interests, and integrity are served by only those who have its interests in mind whether at the public or private level. This system means that the corporation itself will remain active, persistent, and progressive at no slower than its most productive member group. This also means that those who are not able to keep up with the most productive member group will have little to no access to the benefits that lie therein. However, the spoils of productivity will be greatly amplified by an imperial system as the productivity of the corporation's most active members never stalls for lack of initiative the way it would in a laissez-faire system. Whether publically or privately funded, corporate incentives and initiatives will always be moving forward so long as the most active member group or core impetus of the corporation moves forward.

Example: A quota, involuntary flat tax, and private venture capitalist system.

Quota - Same as what has been done already for months behind the scenes, individual corporate services are available depending on how much aggregate income the corporation is generating as a whole.
Involuntary Flat Tax - You pay a monthly flat tax, regardless of whether you use a particular corporate service or not, but on the bright side the corporate tax is only 10%. The flat tax guarantees the corporation receives an exact stipend every month regardless of participation levels. The few suffer the many.
Private Venture Capitalist - The members in regards to their participation levels, but regardless of the majority, decide what they want, whether it be living in Empire for months accumulating ships and dust, or diving into deep hostile null and pitting ourselves in bloody battle against the powers that be. This would be an oligarchy, the uncommon minority rules, with every regard to those who participate and contribute the most.


Positives: Sovereignty, Capital and T2 construction, large member base, are just a stone's throw away.
Negatives: Intense and focused gameplay that requires a great investment of personal time.



Cast your vote here!