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Post by pieter on Dec 3, 2018 11:58:09 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Dec 8, 2018 15:36:55 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Dec 8, 2018 15:39:31 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Dec 8, 2018 15:41:28 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Dec 8, 2018 15:46:02 GMT -7
Saturday 8 december 2018. Army helicopters fly over Paris while police and armoured vehicles drive through Paris.
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Post by pieter on Dec 8, 2018 15:57:34 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Dec 8, 2018 16:25:29 GMT -7
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Post by Jaga on Dec 8, 2018 23:27:37 GMT -7
Pieter, Karl,
I am still trying to understand why these protests are so violent. I remember a couple of years ago there was a discontent among the youth about not having jobs. I wonder whether these protests show some deeper issues in French society. Maybe many people were permanently on the margin of the society without the stable federal jobs, and they just have nothing to loose.
Karl, it is easy to just undermine these people from our position of having a relatively good and financially safe life
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Post by karl on Dec 9, 2018 12:45:20 GMT -7
Pieter, Karl, I am still trying to understand why these protests are so violent. I remember a couple of years ago there was a discontent among the youth about not having jobs. I wonder whether these protests show some deeper issues in French society. Maybe many people were permanently on the margin of the society without the stable federal jobs, and they just have nothing to loose. Karl, it is easy to just undermine these people from our position of having a relatively good and financially safe life Jaga You are most likely right in this matter, it would be best if my self not respond to such issues as this. For most likely I will side on the state and public welfare. Thus ruin it for others. Simply a statement of reality, not to be considered as self pity. Karl
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Post by Jaga on Dec 10, 2018 23:23:00 GMT -7
Karl, thank you. It looks that pres. Macron listened to the people on the street. Here is his response: www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46513189France's President Emmanuel Macron has promised a minimum wage rise and tax concessions in response to weeks of violent protests. France has seen four weekends of violent protests against fuel tax rises, living costs and other issues. Speaking in a televised address, Mr Macron condemned the violence but said the protesters' anger was "deep, and in many ways legitimate". The minimum wage would increase by €100 per month from 2019, he said. A planned tax increase for low-income pensioners would be cancelled, overtime pay would no longer be taxed, and employers would be encouraged to pay a tax-free end of year bonus to employees, he added. However, he refused to reinstate a tax on the wealthy, saying "this would weaken us, we need to create jobs".
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