Ft's have several abilities making them the favorite for Economy based gaming, such has Tax reduction, OS speed increase, bigger cargo haulers, ability to work and deal with foregneir AHs.
If you are hadcore on economy go FT, if you want to go lightly go NO.
Personaly I started with my NO simply cause I would spend more time in it and I hate the idea that a I have to use a third person to be able to trade to my "main".
None the less. This only tends to work well while you grind.