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Economic Problems And The Fall Of The Roman Empire

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Many economic problems had a negative effect on the fall of the Roman Empire. Taxes were raised in order to meet the salary demands of the Legions. Also, the growing desire for imports from other empires made many people lose their jobs so they had to move into the city. Pirates stealing goods and ships from suppliers also made people lose their customers and even their jobs. The goods that were imported had high tariffs making it harder for some people to be able to pay for the goods. As there was a lack of gold in the empire, gold coins lost value because they were made with a smaller quantity of gold, and not as many coins were produced, for this reason inflation occurred raising the prices of high demand products. This lead to a barter
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