The U.S. needs to learn from the violence in France. You do not punish the middle class for the failure of government to come up with a solution. Government, according to a lot of liberals is made up of the best and brightest problem solvers on Earth. Telling the middle class simply to pay more for the only energy source available is a horrible idea. The middle class is not responsible for the non creative thinking of government. Figure it out.
âNon-creative thinking of governmentâ meaning a government that isnât realist but rather one of fantasy and make believe. If scientists warnings had been heeded 30-40 years ago policies could have been enacted ages ago that would have staved off unrest. Instead we have what we have now. Real problems with real consequences and increasingly bad an expensive options. The children of the world have been handed a dying planet, increasingly authoritarian rule and crumbling civilization. They were told that the best days were ahead of us and now they are find out they are not in profound and existential ways. And theyâll have to pay for it to attempt to make it less hellish. Itâs game over.
Maybe. But I donât think that they worry about other peopleâs tax rates all that much. It doesnât effect their lives at all. What does effect their lives is paying 7 bucks a gallon for gas in the name of global warming.
If the wealthy are seen getting a break on the backs of the middle class then there will be unrest.
The âforgotten manâ to the yellow jackets are the ones who are pushing back against Macron putting forth pro business policies that the GOP love to push here.
Sadly this is making LePen more popular and the social infection that come with her politics.
Not this time. When the government is wiping you out through punishing gas prices, the primary concern is your own survival. Hating the rich and class warfare takes a back seat. Way, way in back.
Because the French govt is trying to make the people poorer. Just like California. Thatâs what high energy prices do. It also causes people to get cold in the winter leading to more death.
Because itâs governmentâs job to reward or punish based on their âwisdom.â Can you imagine what travel would be like if the government ran the airlines? I canât in Godâs name understand why anyone would vote to give government more control over anything.
Itâs not a competition. You are allowed to distrust both. They are both made up of people with the exact same flaws. The difference is that business cannot control my life without my consent. Government does it by force. Anyone who wants to give government more control over their life is a fool.