FORUM

Forum

he forum is a satellite office of the government, usually found in outlying neighborhoods. Its particular task is to send out tax collectors, raising revenues from areas too far from the Senate's own collection routes.

There is no limit on the number of forums your city may build. Because forums make desirable neighbors, many governors include a new one whenever they expand the city's residential areas.

scribe's note:

Because the Senate and forums usually have money in their vaults, invaders, rioters and criminals often target these structures.

Each figure on the Senate steps represents 5 percent unemployment. When you hold your mouse cursor over the Senate building, a white text box shows some of your city's vital statistics.

To gauge the need for forums in the city, visit your Finances Advisor. If the proportion of citizens registered for taxes falls much below 100 percent, use the Commerce: Taxes overlay to find houses that aren't paying their fair share, and consider building a new forum somewhere nearby. Some very poor neighborhoods won't owe much in taxes anyway, and you will have to weigh whether or not they are worth building a forum. You might decide that 90 percent tax registration is high enough if the 10 percent who aren't registered are mostly tent-dwellers.

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