Paris is burning with some of the worst rioting since 1960s. - The protests are in response to Posted: Dec 3rd, 2018 - 1:28 pm
President Emmanuel Macron’s tax increase on fuel. The tax on fuel prices is to pay for expensive climate-change initiatives set forth in the Paris climate accords.
The people of France are already subject to heavy taxes, so this new tax appears to be the straw that broke the camel’s back. These are middle class protesters. When they talk about the "Yellow Vest" the French are required to keep a yellow vest in their cars.
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