French Election: Left Unites to Take on Far Right as Macron's Corporate "Centrists" Collapse
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
Squeeze the rich, not the squeezed
A critical mistake made by Mr. Macron was proposing a tax on gasoline and fuel oil to preserve the environment without considering the impact on the ordinary citizens already burdened by various financial programs. The French people demanded that the wealthy be targeted instead of the middle and lower class. This misstep led to the yellow vest movement, a mass protest in France, highlighting the importance of burdening those who can afford it the most rather than the financially strained population.
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