Why make a tax collector?

[Nero Would]

Originally posted by maracle
Do you know if they contribute 1 beaker, or if it is somehow relative to the era you are in? We all reasearch faster in modern times after all...

I believe it is always 1 beaker, so scientists are even less use in modern times than earlier in the game. Of course, in a city with a lot of corruption, 1 beaker may still be more than you would get from having the citizen work a tile (the output from specialists is not reduced by corruption).