[Sub-Driver]

Oh come on!

How can we save the planet without taxing something?

[mewzilla]

Note the use of the word “temporarily”....

[goldstategop]

Winning! The gilets jaunes forced the French government into a humiliating climbdiwn.

People power works. Tax increases have been scrapped.

[albie]

Yesterday police took of their helmets in a show of solidarity with the yellow jackets. Perhaps Macron was advised that this was how Romanian Commie Caucescu ended up getting thrown in front of a firing squad.

[Doogle]

Heard yesterday that the protesters were chanting “we want Trump”

[preacher]

L8r

[Sooth2222]

President Emmanuel Macron, who won the French presidential election in a landslide in 2017, has struggled to maintain his popularity, with critics accusing him of being out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people.

Seriously? "Maintain his popularity"? He would dance naked in the street if he had Trump's popularity!

"Just 19% of French people approve of President Emmanuel Macron's performance since he took office in May 2017"

[tinyowl]

They will find another way to abuse their people.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

They should keep protesting until the taxes are repealed. Suspend means that they will be coming back as soon as the good French citizens/subjects/slaves will stop marching and protesting.

[Ann Archy]

How MUCH were the taxes to make it $7.00 a gallon??

[Chode]

the lil manlet blinked,,,

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Mr Cauchy also told AFP that “the French do not want crumbs, they want the breadstick in full,” and called for “a new distribution of wealth in France” and the establishment of “regular referendums on major societal issues.”

The above is from an article I read on this in Breitbart. This gentleman claims to be one of the leaders of the yellow vest. If this is the prevailing attitude among them then I do not have any faith in this movement.

[OttawaFreeper]

Meanwhile in California..

[Vaquero]

BLINK!

Excellent.

[moovova]

No worries mate. I’m sure the next overbearingly stupid idea is already in the pipeline.

[Mr. Mohasky]

Government blinked.

[webstersII]

I saw a French blog posting that said it was about more than just a fuel tax.

This guy said people were protesting all the taxes which had been raised for several years to pay for the huge influx of immigrants. Also, that the French pensions had been reduced to provide pensions for the older immigrants.

[Elsie]

... new carbon taxes...

[Tench_Coxe]

I think it was Stuart Varney who mentioned that politicians in the US should pay attention to what is going on in France if they're planning on pulling that stumt.

I'm guessing the lesson (wrong one) is: we need more gun control and also need to beef up our personal security.

On Fox this morning, sounds like the powers-that-be are trying to prep the public for a bailout of public pensions.

Don't be surprised if talk comes up again about seizing 401k monies. I suspect that would be a big red line for people if politicians were stupid enough to try it.

[tennmountainman]

Macron is in deep do.
The French people may have his head before its all said and done.

[Spiridon]

Nextrush has put this on his blog this morning and the story is that the protesters aren’t fooled one bit and that students are starting protests of their own at high schools.

Its looks like distaste for the government is spreading.

https://nextrushfree.blogspot.com/2018/12/france-breaking-fuel-tax-moratorium-is.html