The oppressive coercion of the Gatherer's Death Tax system crushing individual agency and driving despair, particularly embodied in Cordo's psychological and financial collapse
The oppressive coercion of the Gatherer's Death Tax system crushing individual agency and driving despair, particularly embodied in Cordo's psychological and financial collapse
Events in This Arc
Cordo’s father dies, leaving a sudden financial crisis when the woman reveals Gatherer Hade’s demands for death taxes. Though Cordo presents himself as prepared with payment, the cold bureaucratic manner …
Cordo arrives at Gatherer Hade's office to pay his father's death taxes, only to find the debt has surged from eighty to one hundred thirty-two talmars due to corporate rate …
Cordo breaks down to the Doctor and Leela about his insurmountable debt from death taxes, revealing a hidden path to the Undercity where outlaws and escapees might offer refuge. Though …