In addition to Terry Dinkins and Richard Sanders,
>others who have taken out nomination papers, as of noon Wednesday, are Adam Baker, Dawson Nevells, Joseph Pratt, Katherine Parker, Michael Furrow, Kenneth Ruby, Andrei Yermakov, Paul Madore, John King and Amber Webb, according to the city clerk’s office.
I've always focused on trade routes and commerce income when picking innovations, constructing buildings, etc. It seemed to be a no-brainer, because you get trade good bonuses in addition to trade income.
I've noticed late game, this can backfire, because there are only 4-5 nations you can trade with. E.g. I'm Carthage and its 670, I can trade with Rome, Egypt, Seleucids, and whatever semi-large Gallic nation is still hanging on. I'm going to war with three of those four semi-regularly, which obviously precludes my trading with them. Additionally, with auto-trade on, I've noticed my provinces are rarely using all their trade routes, and I really don't feel like manually setting imports for 100 provinces, and then re-setting them every time I go to war with a trade partner. I know I can trade internally, but that only gives 50% profit.
Have I been doing it wrong? Should I only worry about trade routes in my capitol and go all in on slaves and taxes everywhere else? Obviously this is sort of academic, because late game you generally have more than enough income no matter what you do. But in theory, is tax the meta? I play Invictus, if that matters.