The Republic in ep 1 is about to get in a war with the Trade Federation over taxes. If a group of space traders think they can win a fight against the galactic government, then maybe the economy is poor and Republic credits aren’t trusted.
Not in Episode 1… that war wouldn’t start until many, many years later. At that time it was a highly localized trade dispute that even the Jedi didn’t think was that big of a deal until they tried to kill them.
The Republic in ep 1 is about to get in a war with the Trade Federation over taxes. If a group of space traders think they can win a fight against the galactic government, then maybe the economy is poor and Republic credits aren’t trusted.
Not in Episode 1… that war wouldn’t start until many, many years later. At that time it was a highly localized trade dispute that even the Jedi didn’t think was that big of a deal until they tried to kill them.