Also just because the GDP is low doesn't mean everyone is living below the poverty line. Even with a low GDP a king can still hoard most of the wealth and live

Also just because the GDP is low doesn't mean everyone is living below the poverty line. Even with a low GDP a king can still hoard most of the wealth and live in luxury. It's puzzling why the writer would assume an equal distribution of wealth in the age of kings and aristocrats of all things.