Doctrina Aerarii

Aerarium servit. Civis non servit aerario.
The treasury serves. The citizen does not serve the treasury.

The Republic's economic answer to the question — how does money work in this org? — is simple, and the simplicity is the point: the member is sovereign over their own play; the Republic earns from rare cooperative outcomes and from voluntary giving; nothing else.

The Member-Sovereign Principle

Every credit a member earns through ordinary play is theirs. Without exception. Without report. Without taxation. The Republic does not levy any tax, tithe, dues, percentage, or claim on individual play income.

The Three Pillars of the Treasury

• Fundus Securitatis — Insurance Fund. Reimburses members who lose ships, cargo, or significant assets while participating in formally declared org-operations.
• Aerarium Caerimoniale — Ceremonial Budget. Funds rituals, recognition events, memorial endowments, op-of-the-quarter awards.
• Aerarium Propagandae — Recruitment & Propaganda Budget. Funds growth and outward voice.

The No-Tax Rule (canonical, inviolable)

No member of the Republic, of any rank, may impose any flat tax, tithe, percentage, mandatory dues, recurring fee, or compulsory contribution on any other member's individual play income, attendance, rank, or status. This rule may be overridden only by formal amendment to this Article through the same authority that adopts other doctrinal amendments.

Op-Split Default — 100 / 0 / 0

The default and canonical split for any formally declared org-operation is 100% to participants, 0% to treasury, 0% to insurance fund. Op income is, in essence, member play income — just played in coordination. Taxing it would erode the trust that the member-sovereign principle is built to preserve. Op-Officers may propose alternative splits before the operation begins, with all participants informed.

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