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UnknownMight OP t1_iyf77wg wrote

Reply to comment by Twin_Spoons in ELI5: How does power (state) work?? by UnknownMight

So the enforcers are incentivized to listen, not due to some sort of knighty sworn oath.

Doesn't that mean once a regime runs out of money in the midst of a revolution there maybe trouble?

"Hey guys your paycheck next month is on hold, please continue shooting girls on balcony though"

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tiredstars t1_iyfa0pl wrote

Running out of money to pay the army or police is a good way to kick off a coup or revolution. It's fairly rare for this to happen though, since most regimes know who they rely on, so any money they do have will go to them. (Though there can be conflicts - which branch of the military should get the most money? Who's more important, the military or the police? The main bulk of the army or the elite units?)

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