The Fall of the west was the process of decline in the Western Roman Empire in which it failed to enforce it’s own rule! Low taxes helped the aristocracy increase their wealth which equaled or exceeded the revenues of the central government. An Emperor sometimes replenished his treasury by confiscating the estates of the “super-rich”, but in the later period, the resistance of the wealthy to paying taxes is one of the factors contributing to the collapse of the Empire. Source: Alexander Dewant, Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Comment: Do we see the pattern here in America now today? The government of Rome could not enforce its own rule! Like a government shutdown! Like not being able to enforce it’s own borders! Unable to enforce laws stopping illegal immigrant incursions with sanctuary cities! Law enforcement under constant threat by violence against them! Low taxes always gets more money into the middle class citizens and the aristocracy! If any government tries to force through laws or policy take the wealth away a collapse is imminent! The left wants socialism but is a proven disaster thoughout history! If the left gets what they want they will soon see they do not want what they get! However it may be too late to turn back! Collapse and chaos! History repeats itself and Lord help us not to do the Roman Empire thing! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com