Meet The Man Who Paid A Record $335,000 For Virtual Property - Oliver Chiang - SelectSt... - 7 views
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LeopoldS on 30 Nov 10does he also have to pay property tax?
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LeopoldS on 30 Nov 10"He says he made the purchase partly because he wants to be able to spend more time in the virtual world. Before, he was averaging 10 to 20 hours per week. He wants to be able to spend about 40 to 60 hours a week now, basically making running the virtual asteroid a full-time job. (He'll also be cutting back on the time he spends developing software in real life.)"
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andreiaries on 30 Nov 10From what I remember when I visited the developer/producer company HQ, he wouldn't have to pay any taxes. If he has a virtual business he might have to pay them a license fee. If you want to start a virtual bank, you would need to buy a banking license. The money thing is quite regulated in this enviroment, so probably that's why property prices can be quite high.
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Joris _ on 30 Nov 10http://www.entropiaplatform.com/entropia-platform/esa-study/
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LeopoldS on 01 Dec 10Remember the study but have completely zapped that this was with this company ... GSP rules :-)
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LeopoldS on 01 Dec 10so how does that state get his money from this type of economy? where is the VAT in there?
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andreiaries on 01 Dec 10Last time I checked the "state" was still loosing money. But their main income is the sale of resources. Mostly new land, but I believe at some point they wanted to sell their initial planet too.