> revolutions happen not because of poverty but through the process of a society becoming poorer. I don't think it's the case that most of them start because t

> revolutions happen not because of poverty but through the process of a society becoming poorer. I don't think it's the case that most of them start because the society as a whole had become poorer, but because some particular segment has, while others accumulate wealth. It's not really worth having a revolution if there's nothing of value to seize. A lot of revolutions started as tax revolts by the wealthy, in fact -- the french revolution and english civil war come to mind. It was only after central authority collapsed that events outpaced the initial instigators.