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From: rsvp@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (R. Scott V. Paterson)
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Subject: Re: Spoilers (SimCity, Arkanoid)
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Date: 2 Dec 89 05:03:33 GMT
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In article <EZRiRo200Uh_02AFN_@andrew.cmu.edu> mr2t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Tod Rose) writes:
>*SPOILERS FOLLOW*
>Another trick; increase taxes radically in
>December, collect the money in January, and then lower the tax rate
>again.  The Sims don't notice that you're robbing them blind.

As of version 1.1 of SimCity, you can no longer do this.

SIMULATION ENHANCEMENTS SIMCITY MACINTOSH VERSION 1.1

"*Banzai Taxation (turning the tax rate up to 20% in December and down
to 0% in January to rake in bucks and fool the voters) has been
eliminated.  The tax rate used is the average over the year.  It is still
possible to cheat on your taxes, but we won't tell you how."

-from the note enclosed with version 1.1 of SimCity

R. Scott V. Paterson
rsvp@dartmouth.edu