Confederacy of Independent Systems administrative capital, Laxus Sub-planet, Confederate Congress Building.
Onderon Council Representative Mina Bontri stood at the podium and said loudly, "...As I said before, this war has brought disaster, not the freedom you promised, to far too many planets in the Outer Rim and Mid Rim! On Onderon, the Fourth Group and the InterGalactic Banking Clan have exploited us shamelessly, forcing us to build expensive Space Shipyards and produce Behemoth-class battlecruisers! Do you know how much a single Behemoth-class battlecruiser costs?"
Mina Bontri raised one finger. "110 million credits! 110 million! In other words, the expense of one Behemoth-class battlecruiser is equivalent to the industrial output of a major city on our planet! So where is the industrial system the Fourth Group and the InterGalactic Banking Clan once promised? Where is the economic freedom? We merely broke free from the exploitation of the Galactic Republic, only to continue being exploited by the Confederacy of Independent Systems!"
InterGalactic Banking Clan co-chairman San Hill said coldly, "You should consider Onderon's unemployment rate and per capita income before we invested there. Over these past few years of investment, your unemployment rate has nearly vanished, while per capita income has basically doubled. As for the production of Behemoth-class battlecruisers, we have also fully opened the patents and blueprints for some components to industrial companies on your planet. Surely you do not think the Galactic Republic would do the same?"
"Absurd!" Mina Bontri shouted. "Although our people's income has increased, more of that income is being poured into this war, leaving their actual disposable income lower than before! And you say you are allowing our industrial companies to produce warship components? Are you sure they want to manufacture these cold machines of war instead of industrial products that could make people's lives