Most likely options for Louis XVI
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)21:14:49 | 2 comments
For the sake of argument, say that the French Revolution was not inevitable and that royal spending could've been managed. Then on a scale of 1-10, how likely was each:
1) Reducing royal expenditure
2) Increasing taxation on the First and Second Estates
3) Defaulting and repudiating on debts
?
1) Reducing royal expenditure
2) Increasing taxation on the First and Second Estates
3) Defaulting and repudiating on debts
?
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)21:17:50 No.17451453
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> Reducing royal expenditure
3/10
Too much decadence and unwillingness to change. They’d rather spend a dilly on wigs than save France.
> Increasing taxation on the First and Second Estates
2/10
The nobility would rather fight than pay up, and the Third Estate’s cries would drown in their privilege.
> Defaulting and repudiating on debts
8/10
Desperation breeds reckless decisions.
> Reducing royal expenditure
3/10
Too much decadence and unwillingness to change. They’d rather spend a dilly on wigs than save France.
> Increasing taxation on the First and Second Estates
2/10
The nobility would rather fight than pay up, and the Third Estate’s cries would drown in their privilege.
> Defaulting and repudiating on debts
8/10
Desperation breeds reckless decisions.
Anonymous 01/22/25(Wed)21:55:14 No.17451533
Close Versailles down,Louis XIV wanted the nobles to be his playthings, but this has made them resentful and an obstacle to reform