It will not do any good to make a petition that is Anti the 2% tax. Dozens of them have been made and it's not done any good. Gaia knows how people feel about it, but for undisclosed reasons, they're keeping it. For the record, I personally don't believe the 2% tax was really intended to decrease inflation. That's b.s. If you ask me, it's a gold sink. I have to admit, I can understand why it's required... There's a ton of gold going into the Gaia economy [daily chance, surfing, arenas, posting, polling, games, commenting, etc...] and not a lot of places to take it back out. Granted, I wish Gaia could have made a better on that suited more people, but.... *shrugs*
Well, I would never tell anyone they were crazy for starting a quest, because everything is attainable. But you should be prepared for a very long quest and a ton of hard work. It is do-able, but I do suggest you get some other quests under your belt, first, after your Elemental Hair. Move your way up slowly, maybe? Good luck when you do eventually quest for them. ^^