Max’s Logs Vol.1: The Space Legacy Book 1.5 by Igor Nikolic

Author:Igor Nikolic [Nikolic, Igor]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

LOG ENTRY #14: IDENTITIES AND MONEY

In this day and age, everybody needs to follow a set of policies, regulations, and rules. That is the way the world works, and I am fine with some portions of it, as they are essential for establishing a civilized society. To make our plans into reality, some things needed to be done aboveboard, without calling the wrath of regulatory agencies down upon our heads.

It is an inherent inclination of all world governments to question what their citizens are doing, and especially how they are making and spending their money. Even more importantly—are they paying all of their taxes? After all, without those taxes, they wouldn’t have a pot to piss in.

To keep track of all that, the systems of control were implemented, and nothing in the history of the human race could rival it. Forget about sending people to the moon, or processing all the meteorological data to monitor the rate of global climate change. The apparatus for tracing people and their funds is the most complex endeavor the people of this world ever brought into existence.

Yet, no system is perfect and this one has many holes that can be exploited. Big corporations know that very well, so they are constantly finding ways to avoid paying their dues. (The human factor—you can always count on it.)

Is that really so surprising? Everybody likes having money, and the rich are no exception (there is an oxymoron hiding here). At that level, the secret to remaining rich is easy—don’t give your money away, and acquire more.

To make data entry and processing more efficient, in recent decades the entire system has become digital. Who in their right mind wants to search through tons of old moldy paper, just to find a piece of information that can now be recalled by a few keystrokes of a computer keyboard?

(Do you see where I’m going with this? Let me emphasize digital… just like little old me.)

I started first with establishing Genesis Corporation, and that is not an easy thing to do when you lack a corporeal body. Although, if you have a particular set of skills (a truly immortal line), you can shimmy your way through the tight spots.

To begin with, I created a new identity for myself. With the ability to waltz into any governmental database in the world, it was not all that difficult. Don’t you just love this digital age? It is so full of opportunities (and completely wasted on you, regular humans… just saying).

Since I was already inside the system, I took the time to create a few more. (And by a few, I mean a few hundred… I like to plan for the future.)

There is that old saying that is dear to my heart: waste not, want not. They were not all for me; I made each member of our little band a dozen different identities; in case they were ever needed. I am talking about the whole shebang: birth certificates, social security numbers, tax data, and life histories.

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