Fiction:United Persan Descendants/Economy

Economy
"An economy that is too controlled becomes stagnate and strangled, unable to grow. However one with no control becomes a monster that consumes everything in it's path. we must create an economy that can grow and adapt without developing into an all consuming monster."

The UPD is considered socialist, state owned and private companies existing alongside each other. In general education, power, other utilities, waste disposal, and public transport are government owned with luxury items, manufacturing, farming, and mining being privately owned. Corporations with more utility and social orientation tend be more highly valued then those that provide luxuries and are less socially oriented. Pay grade is also determined by the contribution of the individual to society, due to culture and other factors those with skills in construction, mining, etc are considered to be the most valuable members of society.

Income is fairly equally distributed with their being a very small gap between rich and poor, most citizens being considered part of the middle class. However the economic system is not consistent throughout the entire UPD due to the highly variable situations of different colonies. The less developed colonies of Scatter Colonies tend to lean more toward state ownership due to higher emphasis on cooperation needed to survive on these harsh worlds and higher self reliance. The more developed Orb Colonies leaning more toward private ownership.

Melange
The primary form of currency in the PD is the Melange. Melange. Melange is a naturally occurring spice harvested from an underground fungus, making it effectively a completely renewable resource. As Melange breaks down after about a year wealth is measured in the influx of Melange from their job rather than how much Melange one posses at any given time. Melange is compressed into small cubes with value being measured in the muber of Melange cubes it costs. The minimum wage(as set by UPD standards) is 565 Melange Cubes per hour.

Other Forms of Currency
The UPD very rarely makes use of other forms of currency however they have made regular use of the general currency of the Mendel pact, the Ugandal Credit, as the two powers citizens trade a fair bit. In general this is only used in cross nation transactions. Melange and the Ugandal Credit have relatively the same value making exchanging them generally rather easy and fair. Though Melange has a somewhat higher value because UPD prices do tend to be higher the Mendel prices.

Fortune Stellar
The primary exporter of UPD media taken directly from the Media Hub for distribution to other nations. They sell movies, music, TV, books, games, and various things of cultural value. They also play an important role in the communication business, transferring Hyperspacial communication to Accel Space communication systems and vice-versa. Based on the planet Kasha, a highly developed world known for it's long nights, Fortune Stellar has grown highly influential and prosperous as far back as the days of the Vanara Empire.
 * Affiliation - United Persan Descendants
 * Exports - UPD Media, Communication
 * Symbol - Blue and White BarnStar
 * Base - Kasha
 * Owner - Kotorona Sterra, Kagamori Koyu

Fortune Stellar began as early as the days when the Vanara Empire first joined the UAE as a simple communication company that got it's start thanks to the issue Vanara Accel Space communication presented making effective hyperluminal communication nearly impossible. The answering the problem was two friends Kotorona Sterra and Kagamori Koyu who successfully invented a system to transfer other signals into Accel Space and vice-versa(Kagamori actually invented it while Kotorona pitched it). Eventually the company grew into media distribution and even developed their own search engine.

As well as distribution of media, Fortune Stellar also does subs and dubs foreign TV shows and movies from other nations, as well as helping to distribute and promote the media of other nations.

Golden Way
Golden way is highly prosperous company dedicated to the selling of the various spices that are one of the UPD's primary exports. With a vast variety on the market they have a highly diversified products with high versatility. The company getting it's start well before the Vanara Empire joined the UAE as one shipping company among many that was the first to begin trading with other nation quickly coming up on top. Recently they began to make a profit by selling highly effective nano medicine furthering their profit/
 * Affiliation - United Persan Descendants
 * Exports - Spices and Nano Medicine
 * Symbol - Gold Snake Coiled around a Mortar and Pestle
 * Base - Leraje
 * Owner - Saikaris

A few of the most well known spices they sell are Akanchi which translates to fire breath is an extremely spicy spice that few races can handle. Light Akanchi is less spicy none flammable version of Akanchi. Mi meaning ice in Avine, is a icy bluish spice that has calming and cooling effect. Rozulain, translated as rose dust, is a green and red spice well known for it's delicious smell and flavor. Venlain is a pure white spice who's name translates to colorless dust. Their are many more than just this list.

It has recently come under the owner ship of Iron Worm Aranthrone named Saikaris and is run off the planet Leraje. A dimly lite planet known for it's clothing stores.

Defiance Industrial
A potent industrial force for the manufacturing of weapons and vehicles for war or civilian use. Defiance Industrial got it's start during Attero Dominatus when a need for increased arms manufacturing was called for and several minor industrial firms were forced to grow to meet the demand, with Defiance coming out on top and over all others and becoming the primary manufacturer in the Vanara Empire.
 * Affiliation - United Persan Descendants
 * Exports - Weapons, Vehicles, Fuel
 * Symbol - Fist Clenched around a Sword
 * Base - Lamies
 * Owner - Seff Lykaon

They are well known for having developed the Black Dawn, 3rd Generation as designing the Gauss and other new forms of weaponry that have become the staple of the newly reformed UPD military forces now a days as well as most of their new ships. Defiance also supplies fuel for ships and other vehicles and owns several fuel stations throughout the UAE.

Defiance has come under the ownership of Seff Lykaon, the leader of the Boyk Clan Cinder Bear, a clan well known for it's close bonds of family and tradition. As a result it is owned by the clan as a whole with Seff at it's head. Defiance Industrial is based off the planet Lamies, a former swamp planet whose natives were conquered by the Drakodominatus Tyranny and turned into Biodrones. During the Attero Dominatus war, the planet that was glassed in the fighting. Though the Anti-Domintus Coalition had conquered the planet in the opening stages of the war, the Dominatus later struck back with their allies in the Imperium of War, and nearly re-conquered the planet. However, a Vanara task force of a mere 40 soldiers miraculously held the plent for weeks despite heavy casualties, until the rest of the UAE arrived to help them out and firmly take the planet this time.

Exports
Spices= The UPd exports a large variety of spices. A few of the most well known are Akanchi which translates to fire breath is an extremely spicy spice that few races can handle. Light Akanchi is less spicy none flammable version of Akanchi. Mi meaning ice in Avine, is a icy bluish spice that has calming and cooling effect. Rozulain, translated as rose dust, is a green and red spice well known for it's delicious smell and flavor. Venlain is a pure white spice who's name translates to colorless dust. Their are many more than just this list.

Vanarine Alcohol= Vanarine Alcohol comes in two forms, Vanarine Mead and Rum. Both are known for their potent smell and flavor that few races can stand. Vanrine Rum is fermented and distilled from molasses, while Vanrine Mead is created by fermenting honey with water. Both however are set apart from other alcoholic beverages as they are both fermented with blood giving them both a rust like color(rum is darker and mead is lighter) and their signature flavor

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