Current Events > Macron suspends France fuel tax increase after protests/riots

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FLUFFYGERM
12/05/18 3:24:20 PM
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https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1O30MX

France's prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests, the first major U-turn by President Emmanuel Macron's administration in 18 months in office.

In announcing the decision, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said anyone would have "to be deaf or blind" not to see or hear the roiling anger on the streets over a policy that Macron has defended as critical to combating climate change.

"The French who have donned yellow vests want taxes to drop, and work to pay. That's also what we want. If I didn't manage to explain it, if the ruling majority didn't manage to convince the French, then something must change," said Philippe.


Get rekt Macron
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FLUFFYGERM
12/05/18 3:32:06 PM
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bump
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50Blessings
12/05/18 3:32:17 PM
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Lol get rekt
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MarqueeSeries
12/05/18 3:53:08 PM
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You're pretty quick to talk about other users calling for violent revolution but this is fine huh
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FLUFFYGERM
12/05/18 4:00:08 PM
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Wtf we hate violence and protests now?
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pogo_rabid
12/05/18 4:01:11 PM
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Giving into protesters just validates the rioting. He's a weak leader who has invited more rioting down the road.
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Kolibri X
12/05/18 4:03:30 PM
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Weird. I thought the French wanted to fight climate change.
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FLUFFYGERM
12/05/18 4:03:49 PM
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Kolibri X posted...
Weird. I thought the French wanted to fight climate change.


Forcing people into poverty isn't the solution
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Alpha218
12/05/18 4:07:28 PM
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Why are you celebrating? You clearly did not read into this situation at all, because Macron was acting as a pro-business centrist president before being forced to rescind the gas tax. Now theres talks of him pulling a left-wing move by raising minimum wage and reinstating higher taxes on the rich.
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AmericaTheBrave
12/05/18 4:09:39 PM
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CrimsonRage posted...
wait we like violent riots and protests now?

FLUFFYGERM posted...
Wtf we hate violence and protests now?


How about you both be honest and admit you're fine with violence and rioting when it's for a cause you agree with?
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ChainedRedone
12/05/18 4:09:51 PM
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wtf we like riots now
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HydraSlayer82
12/05/18 4:10:53 PM
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2017-11-artificial-photosynthesis-big-boost-catalyst.amp

The carbon dioxide problem is going to be solved without radical reform.
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The Great Muta 22
12/05/18 4:12:08 PM
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Didn't TC call the protesters "lefties" earlier this week? Now he's celebrating them?
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Paper_Okami
12/05/18 4:12:49 PM
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weren't you just mad about these protests like 2 days ago?
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ChainedRedone
12/05/18 5:57:21 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
weren't you just mad about these protests like 2 days ago?


He thought they were rabid liberals fighting for socialism.

wtf we love riots now
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ElatedVenusaur
12/05/18 6:11:38 PM
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He's doing the right thing, for once.
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Ambience
12/05/18 6:12:35 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
weren't you just mad about these protests like 2 days ago?

Lmao
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0AbsoluteZero0
12/05/18 10:52:00 PM
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Not surprised ProudClod turned tail and ran from this massacre
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