Ow did economic conditions increase opposition to the French government?

Unemployment is high and the government's finances are weak. "France's fundamental economic problem," the OECD says, "is a lack of growth." The latest figures for economic activity (gross domestic product or GDP) for the first quarter of the year show growth of 0.5%.

Food shortages, rising prices, and unemployment angered many of the people in France; Citizens were unhappy with the monarchy's heavy spending on wars and on personal luxuries; Economic traditions, such as the tax system, favored the upper class, and the middle class wanted change and social justice; Taxes were based on tradition and custom; Taxes were unfairly applied.

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