Economic inequality was sparked by the outrageous acts committed by the monarchy, as the impoverished deteriorated into further destitute, and, in result, the wealthy nobles became opulent and lavish in their way of living. Peasants, and those aspiring to be part of the bourgeoisie, were burdened with exceedingly high taxes to support the French monarchy. “Peasants who were not self-sufficient had to buy a proportion of their needs and so were hit by the 62 percent price increase over taxes that took place between 1749 and the 1780s… The peasants bore proportionately more of the burden than any other group. They alone enjoyed no sort of exemption; they alone bore the full burden of the gabelle (state salt monopoly) or the draw for the militia.” The cost of living was inexorable, thus the quality of living plummeted. All the hindrances caused by the government put an unfair burden on the lower
Economic inequality was sparked by the outrageous acts committed by the monarchy, as the impoverished deteriorated into further destitute, and, in result, the wealthy nobles became opulent and lavish in their way of living. Peasants, and those aspiring to be part of the bourgeoisie, were burdened with exceedingly high taxes to support the French monarchy. “Peasants who were not self-sufficient had to buy a proportion of their needs and so were hit by the 62 percent price increase over taxes that took place between 1749 and the 1780s… The peasants bore proportionately more of the burden than any other group. They alone enjoyed no sort of exemption; they alone bore the full burden of the gabelle (state salt monopoly) or the draw for the militia.” The cost of living was inexorable, thus the quality of living plummeted. All the hindrances caused by the government put an unfair burden on the lower