Morale

Morale is the general assessment of your empire's happiness. The happier the subjects, the less likely they are to strike out and cripple productivity.

Overview

 * Morale determines the portion of your population that is likely to go on strike.
 * Morale is primarily lost, through taxation and enemy fleets blockading planets.
 * Morale is gained through either tax cuts (at a hefty cut to the size of your treasury) or building colony structures like the government support facility or holo simulator. One of the tech achievements also adds a permanent 15% boost to morale.