Cut through the bullshit that the #ParisProtest is just about tax on fuel.

EU neoliberalism of which Macron is a champion is crushing people, they have had enough

Wages, pensions, jobs, health, education have been stripped bare by the 1%

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Paris protest: ‘People are in the red. They can’t afford to eat’

People from across France came to the capital to let the president know how they feel about the new tariffs

We are here to protest against the government because of the rise in taxes [in general], not just petrol taxes, which is the straw that broke the camel’s back. We’ve had enough. We have low salaries and pay too much tax and the combination is creating more and more poverty.

On the other side, there are government ministers and the president with their fabulous salaries. I’m not against the rich, I just want a fairer distribution of wealth in France. This is the first time I’ve been on a protest.

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