WARMING TREND: Yellow Vest Riots In Paris Over High Fuel Prices Now Sparking Global Backlash Against Climate Change Taxes
"No tax is worth putting in danger the unity of the nation," said Prime
Minister Édouard Philippe, who was trotted out to announce the
concession. It was a setback for the French president, who has been
trying to carry the torch of climate action in the wake of the Paris
accords of December 2015. "When we talk about the actions of the nation
in response to the challenges of climate change, we have to say that we
have done little," he said last week.
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| PARIS BURNING! |
The
single most effective weapon in the fight against climate change is the
tax code – imposing costs on those who emit greenhouse gases,
economists say. But as French President Emmanuel Macron learned over the
past three weeks, implementing such taxes can be politically explosive.
Support for Climate Change
is a funny thing. On one hand, it is easy to rouse the masses with
passionate speeches about solving man-made climate change. Everyone
loves the cleverly designed Powerpoint presentations and compelling
infographics, and it’s fun to share them on social media. But then when
you try to make those same masses reach into their working class pockets
and actually pay the ‘climate tax’, you get another reaction entirely.
In France, you got 7 days of bloody riots in the streets that
threatened to pull the entire nation to the ground.
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