WASHINGTON: You may not have heard, but anti-government riots are breaking out in Paris, France as a consequence of climate change carbon taxes. That consequence, of course, is higher fuel prices, which have added additional financial burdens to one of Europe’s heavily taxed populations.
Anti-tax riots erupt in Paris. Canadian Public Broadcast Service screen capture.
The whiff of climate change aristocracy
France’s socialist government has increased taxes on pensions, elevated estate taxes, and introduced employer income tax withholding.
In Paris, some 300,000 protesters, clad in yellow safety vests, responded by blocking traffic intersections at more than 2,000 locations. But the government in Paris has signaled it intends to continue enforcing its edicts to reduce the carbon footprints of its subjects.
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