France riots over green taxes

[Sundancefisher]

http://time.com/5462528/paris-police...rs-fuel-taxes/

Currently gasoline costs $7 US gallon. $4.20 US is taxes. Large portion is paid towards moving from a fossil fuel energy base.

Just saw the footage on TV. Crazy. Whole country shutting down. Road blocks everywhere.

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Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

http://time.com/5462528/paris-police...rs-fuel-taxes/

Currently gasoline costs $7 US gallon. $4.20 US is taxes. Large portion is paid towards moving from a fossil fuel energy base.

Just saw the footage on TV. Crazy. Whole country shutting down. Road blocks everywhere.

are the yellow vest guys for Hire

[1stLand]

Macron says that the fossil fuel taxes are necessary to fund Alternative Energy Research. Ha!

More like, those taxes are required to fund the invasion of France by outsiders.
No fossil fuel taxes are going to be spent on research and development.

Show me proof.

[Zip]

Wow... this will be us in a few years, except for the taxes, i think we are taxed enough on everyting!
Zip

[Talking moose]

Where does Canada rate on taxes compared to other countries? Going to guess near the top ?

[glen moa]

Nice to see people protest the lies and stealing

[riden]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

Where does Canada rate on taxes compared to other countries? Going to guess near the top ?

Hard to answer that question, because taxation is complex.

But Federally, I think Canada does well. Google it and I think you’d be surprised

[Imagehunter]

Originally Posted by Talking moose

Where does Canada rate on taxes compared to other countries? Going to guess near the top ?

Moved here from Germany, 50% of the paycheck went to the government and the VAT which is similar to GST was 19%, gas currently at $2.20/liter.
It can be worse.

[wildbill]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

http://time.com/5462528/paris-police...rs-fuel-taxes/

Currently gasoline costs $7 US gallon. $4.20 US is taxes. Large portion is paid towards moving from a fossil fuel energy base.

Just saw the footage on TV. Crazy. Whole country shutting down. Road blocks everywhere.

There is a message here people, stand up for what you believe in, my hats off to them!

[Dewey Cox]

Our country will never be united.
Each part of the country wants to sell out the next part.

[urban rednek]

Not 100% effective in France.

[Albertacoyotecaller]

People say we will be there soon. I think we are there now. Think about how much tax we are paying now.

They are saying that they are rioting because the French government wants to raise that gasoline tax up to $49 within 10 years. Can you imagine?

What’s our carbon tax at? $10/tonne and we are already noticing the extra costs in everything we buy. The Calgary school board paid 3.3 billion in Carbon tax! 3.3 billion out of our kids education. They are saying that to really fight global warming we need to pay $50/tonne. What’s that going to look like? And the kick in the nuts is anything after $30/tonne is just going into the general slush fund.

So if you ask me about the rioting in France, my comment would be that I am surprised it isn’t happening here.

[fallen1817]

Originally Posted by Albertacoyotecaller

People say we will be there soon. I think we are there now. Think about how much tax we are paying now.

They are saying that they are rioting because the French government wants to raise that gasoline tax up to $49 within 10 years. Can you imagine?

What’s our carbon tax at? $10/tonne and we are already noticing the extra costs in everything we buy. The Calgary school board paid 3.3 billion in Carbon tax! 3.3 billion out of our kids education. They are saying that to really fight global warming we need to pay $50/tonne. What’s that going to look like? And the kick in the nuts is anything after $30/tonne is just going into the general slush fund.

So if you ask me about the rioting in France, my comment would be that I am surprised it isn’t happening here.

I just double checked your figure on the Calgary School Board. It was 3.3 Million last year, not Billion... But still. That a gross amount to cost a school board.

Now, Carry on

(Source: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...s-off-the-road)

[Imagehunter]

Originally Posted by Albertacoyotecaller

People say we will be there soon. I think we are there now. Think about how much tax we are paying now.

Does anyone know how much of the current price for a liter of gas is taxes here in Alberta?
I really hope they don't look closely to Europe, lots of bad ideas to milk the people cow even more for nonsense.

[dmac]

Originally Posted by Albertacoyotecaller

People say we will be there soon. I think we are there now. Think about how much tax we are paying now.

They are saying that they are rioting because the French government wants to raise that gasoline tax up to $49 within 10 years. Can you imagine?

What’s our carbon tax at? $10/tonne and we are already noticing the extra costs in everything we buy. The Calgary school board paid 3.3 billion in Carbon tax! 3.3 billion out of our kids education. They are saying that to really fight global warming we need to pay $50/tonne. What’s that going to look like? And the kick in the nuts is anything after $30/tonne is just going into the general slush fund.

So if you ask me about the rioting in France, my comment would be that I am surprised it isn’t happening here.

Close million/billion. Big numbers for you no. Maybe it was 300 beellion.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by Dewey Cox

Our country will never be united.
Each part of the country wants to sell out the next part.

I think you're right.

I was sent a survey over a year ago - When it came to the question about what Canadian identity means to me, I had to stop and think. Then I realized that what I traditionally thought was Canadian identity does not reflect reality.

We are rapidly losing the glue that holds us together. And that bothers me.

Come to think of it, I have never finished that survey...

[Tom Pullings]

The gas tax was just the straw that broke the camel’s back. I’ve seen video of Firefighters and medical personnel joining the protests. Even some police are showing solidarity with the protesters. Who knows how big this snowball will get. Hopefully big enough to get the job done and send a message globally that the silent majority is fed up with this nonsense.

[elkhunter11]

I fear that this is only the beginning, and that things are going to get much worse unless we see some significant changes in attitude by the various governments.

[doetracks]

This is a WeAreChange.org video on the protests.

No political sides in this, just reporting on what's going on, on the ground.

Not sure it's not just about the tax. There is definite anger against media and calls for Macron to resign.

Title: What is Really Happening in France?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJxVCsWzRx8

[althetrainer]

I have been following the situation in France for a while now. The momentum continues to build and this weekend the confrontation hits a new peak, tear gas and rubber bullets fly everywhere. Made me want to buy some gas masks and goggles just in case Canada goes to hell. Any suggestions where to get good quality products?

[Badgerbadger]

Do you realize they're rioting against austerity, and tax breaks for business, and against the average joe paying more? The carbon tax they're protesting is something people pay, rather than businesses and that is the main thing that set them off.

So, despite how it's spun by some media here, it's not a right wing revolt. It's more of an uprising demanding higher minimum wage, and increased taxation of the rich/corporations.

[Tom Pullings]

They don’t want globalism or the UN migration pact. Can’t blame then when their president claims things like “there’s no such thing as French people, only European people”. Our PM recently said something along the same lines.