I think the argument about the taxes is that, being a wholesome person is largely orthogonal to being a good king, like it is being good with a sword doesn't make you a good monarch. For example, letting Grima leave edoras because 'enough blood has been spilled' is really cool, but dubious and questionable.
Though I don't know much about ME and maybe in that world, the challenges present in the real world don't exist there.
Though I don't know much about ME and maybe in that world, the challenges present in the real world don't exist there.