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1 Excessive Spending. A central economic problem facing France throughout the late 1700s was unsupportable levels of government spending. ...
2 Poor Tax Collection. While French spending was growing larger, its tax revenues were shrinking.
3 Income Inequality.
4 Skyrocketing Food Prices.
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Yes that is true. It was President James K. Polk. Hopefully that answers your question.
