Reason #15: Did Paris just pull out of the “Paris Accords”?
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For the record: I’m neither a denier nor a zealot … so, according to British writer (& phrase-coiner) Matt Ridley, I’m a “lukewarmer”.
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In car-speak, the rubber seems to be hitting the road in Paris.
In case you missed it, French President Macron tried to slap-on a gas tax to save the planet by discouraging petrol consumption, (i.e. driving).
The result: a political crisis for Macron … more than a million protesters … some rioting in the streets … approval ratings in the 20s.
Apparently, French citizens who don’t travel by Metro, Uber or private jets took the gas-tax personally since it impacts their get-to-work costs and, thus, flattens their wallets in a statistically significant way.
As Gomer Pyle would say: “Surprise, surprise, surprise”
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