Meanwhile, planets like Coruscant have the same problem that all big cities have - resources are directed largely towards the top of society, while the bottom has to scrape by with what they can get, and often it's not nearly enough.īut all of that is gravy, because the truth is that Star Wars isn't a post-scarcity universe. Most of that will probably be planets like Coruscant and other trading hubs, while edge worlds like Tatooine, where moisture is a rarity, will get shafted. Even if you don't assume a number of the politicians are active participants in the class warfare or supporting the warlords, the distribution is bound to be inefficient.ĭistribution of resources is not as efficient as you might think it is.įaster-than-light travel does not eliminate travel time altogether, so there is still a need to distribute resources to the planets that need - or rather, the planets that can pay - for it.
Any motion to provide housing for the residents of the Coruscant underworld, to break the Naboo trade blockade, to ship food and water to Tatooine, would get lost under amendments, motions to table, and other political flim-flammery. I have a sneaking suspicion, based on what we get to see of government in Star Wars, that the wheels of the government grind very slow.
Much as in our time and world, it doesn't take much to blockade or confiscate shipments to control distribution of resources. Not all planets are civilized and some are under partial or complete control by criminals such as the Hutts. It creates a bottleneck in resources, which means prices will go up, which means that only certain people get them. Kolto was also only available via one planet. Some materials are only feasible on particular planets. And as for other resources such as food, real estate, and energy, well, the rich will still want to keep what they have rather than give it up. We can see examples in the luxury goods where characters such as the Hutts restrict glitterstim. Just because there are sufficient resources doesn't mean that people want to share. To some degree, it's for the same reasons that there's still poverty in our world despite automation and the ability to fairly cheaply ferry our surplus goods.
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