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French farmers torch tax office in Brittany protest
BBC ^ | 20 Sept. 2014 | unknown

Posted on 09/21/2014 12:19:11 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion

French vegetable farmers protesting against falling living standards have set fire to tax and insurance offices in town of Morlaix, in Brittany.

The farmers used tractors and trailers to dump artichokes, cauliflowers and manure in the streets and also smashed windows, police said.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls condemned protesters for preventing firefighters from dealing with the blaze.

The farmers say they cannot cope with falling prices for their products.

A Russian embargo on some Western goods - imposed over the Ukraine crisis - has blocked off one of their main export markets.

About 100 farmers first launched an overnight attack on an insurance office outside Morlaix, which they set light to and completely destroyed, officials said.

They then drove their tractors to the main tax office in the town where they dumped unsold artichokes and cauliflowers, smashed windows and then set the building on fire.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: revolt; tax; taxes
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Eventually, even the french have had enough. After setting it on fire, they blocked the road both ways with tractors...

More of article at link and a couple pictures.

1 posted on 09/21/2014 12:19:11 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

I do love to hear about tax offices being burned. It warms my black heart so to speak.


2 posted on 09/21/2014 12:20:32 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Oh dear.

Sounds like things are not so great in socialism-land


3 posted on 09/21/2014 12:21:07 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Allahu akbar, baby!


4 posted on 09/21/2014 12:23:33 PM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (Go, Cruz! Go!)
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To: Lurker

Only problem is I’m not sure they don’t want more government intervention.


5 posted on 09/21/2014 12:27:31 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Le Ha-Ha.


6 posted on 09/21/2014 12:28:50 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

The citizens of brittany will need a new tax building. So in that light, I make a motion to donate IRS headquarters to brittany.


7 posted on 09/21/2014 12:30:16 PM PDT by lowbridge
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I second the motion!


8 posted on 09/21/2014 12:31:52 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: lowbridge

We’ll need to send he IRS employees along in order to, um, familiarize the Frenchies with the facilities. This process could take years. Perhaps decades.


9 posted on 09/21/2014 12:36:43 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

This program is brought to you by new world order global trade and finance, and viewers like you.


10 posted on 09/21/2014 12:47:44 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Liberals always say we should be more like Europe...


11 posted on 09/21/2014 12:55:36 PM PDT by chrisser (When do we get to tell the Middle East to stop clinging to their guns and religion?)
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To: Lurker

Yeah but it looks like the farmers can’t deal with free-market pricing. So they’re not really solving any problems nor learning any lessons.


12 posted on 09/21/2014 1:00:38 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Huskrrrr

L’OL!


13 posted on 09/21/2014 1:02:28 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

When people talk about the nice easy soft cushionly French lifestyle, they don’t mean the people who actually WORK HARD like farmers!


14 posted on 09/21/2014 1:26:31 PM PDT by buffyt
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“Yeah but it looks like the farmers can’t deal with free-market pricing. So they’re not really solving any problems nor learning any lessons.”

It’s worse, far, far worse. They are both hindered from competing by taxes and regulations and forced to try to make a profit working under the rules of Brussels, over which they have no input.

Once you are required to work, but cannot eat, things get violent.

The stage is being set worldwide. Once the financial crisis hits, it will be violent.


15 posted on 09/21/2014 1:27:35 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Thanks for the further clarification. I knew there were big problems in the government policies but I wasn’t sure of all the stuff making people miserable.


16 posted on 09/21/2014 1:38:45 PM PDT by rabidralph
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I remember hearing a story from someone visiting france. They were in a smaller town, at some kind of hardware store. There was a line of farmers, each holding a very small tank for propane - just a couple days worth at the most.

He asked why they did not have larger quantities delivered to their farms. They would save buying in bulk and not have to come to town so often.

The farmers shrugged and tried to explain that coming to town every couple days to buy in very small amounts saved a tremendous amount of money in taxes.

It is a crime. It is getting just as bad here. I see so many companies making a break for it and moving overseas.


17 posted on 09/21/2014 1:48:54 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

That’s really awful! Yet the farmers in this country are cutting their own throats as well, by continually voting for democrats and demanding more safety nets and getting into bed with unsupported green tech.


18 posted on 09/21/2014 2:06:23 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Ah! vive les French!


19 posted on 09/21/2014 2:39:57 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

hopefully this actions spreads world wide.


20 posted on 09/22/2014 3:08:31 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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