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  1. Skeletaure
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    Funding the Ministry

    I've always wondered how the Ministry is funded. The first decision to make is if you think the Ministry is funded via tax or some other means. There are various options for "other means": Curse-breaking expeditions. Taking funding from the Muggle treasury. A literal goose that lays eggs made of gold, kept in the Ministry basement. There are fics where I can see these ideas, and similar ideas, working. However, my own preference is tax. The Ministry in canon is a prototypical...
    Thread by: Skeletaure, Aug 14, 2021, 23 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  2. Halt
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    Yet Another Economics Thread (AKA My Comprehensive Theory on Magical Economics)

    According to the two threads (this and this)previous mine which attempt to tackle the subject, there are a couple of problems to address. Just a side note, this doesn't completely adhere to canon. 1) Population increased to around 60,000 individuals for the UK from the 3,000 of JKR. If magic is too powerful then the characters will be omnipotent gods, and there won't be a plot. Magic must have rules and limits in order to leave the author enough room to tell a story. In economic terms,...
    Thread by: Halt, Sep 29, 2014, 12 replies, in forum: General Discussion
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