PARIS (AP) — The Latest on France’s response to violent protests (all times local):
11:50 a.m.
France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, has warned that the violent protests and road blockades will have a negative impact on the economy.
More than 100 people were injured in the French capital and 412 arrested over the weekend during France’s worst urban riot in years, with dozens of cars torched.
The movement, which has been partly stoked by a fuel tax hike, is hurting sales, according to Le Maire, who said at the ministry that “the impact on the French economy was serious” and that some sectors have reported sales declines of between 15 to 25 percent.
I wonder how that “econo-ME” will look once that revolution actually gets underway? Trivial, beside the point, and irrelevant I’m guessing. Same as Macron: trivial, beside the point and irrelevant.
I knew nothing about this before I read the article and my situation hasn’t changed one iota.
So I went and read a rather extensive article in NYT. Now I understand - the well off are getting more well off and everyone else is being asked to tighten their belts to the point of strangulation. Sounds familiar.
Sounds prophetic.
I don’t know why they bothered posting this. There is actually some real information on other sites.
Agreed