It doesn't really fit the modern collapse. Democracies seem to decline when oligarchs extract so much wealth that the entire economy suffers and common people f

It doesn't really fit the modern collapse. Democracies seem to decline when oligarchs extract so much wealth that the entire economy suffers and common people flock to strong political figures to bring back order and prosperity. > citizens realize they can vote themselves money Although this certainly sounds true if you consider just the richest citizens and by "vote" you mean inflence the votes.