Poll
Question:
What are you more likely to do to support Talossa financially?
Option 1: Buy coins and stamps
votes: 2
Option 2: Pay voluntary taxation
votes: 4
Option 3: Nothing, I don't feel that the Government's programme should be funded
votes: 0
So if you've read the upcoming Budget, you'll know that the Government proposes to raise up to 325 louise (just under $500 US currency) to fund our programmes for the coming term, either by selling Talossan coins and stamps, or simply through "voluntary taxation" (i.e. donations from citizens, given freely).
I should note that, if these campaigns are successful, they will offer evidence in favour of cutting back on other costs or fees, including the current fees for Cosa and Senäts campaigns. I've never been a great fan of these because they're "pay-to-play democracy", but an alternative has not been successfully established yet.
So my vague plans for how this will run will be to run a kind of self-reported League Table. I.e., every time a citizen buys coins/stamps or pays voluntary taxes, they pass their receipt on to the Ministry of Finance. We'll keep a running table updated, and whoever is at the top when the 55th Cosa is dissolved gets some kind of Royal or Seneschál's honour.
What do others think?
I like the suggestions.
What is the status of funds heretofore raised? What is the remaining deficit? Where is a verified, bona fide link to donate to the Treasury? (Probably through PayPal, if I recall correctly.)