| | *Tomlinson, Chris (December 8, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/08/in-pictures-yellow-vest-act-iv-protest-violence-spreads-across-macrons-france/ In Pictures: Yellow Vest ‘Act IV’ Protest Violence Spreads Across Macron’s France]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref> The taxes collected not only were intended to discourage driving and reduce carbon emissions, they also are a vital component of a [[wealth redistribution]] program to [[immigrant]]s, to manage the [[European_Commission|Brussels EU]]-generated [[European migrant crisis|migrant crisis]].<ref>https://youtu.be/esT0agVj9LU</ref> | | *Tomlinson, Chris (December 8, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/08/in-pictures-yellow-vest-act-iv-protest-violence-spreads-across-macrons-france/ In Pictures: Yellow Vest ‘Act IV’ Protest Violence Spreads Across Macron’s France]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref> The taxes collected not only were intended to discourage driving and reduce carbon emissions, they also are a vital component of a [[wealth redistribution]] program to [[immigrant]]s, to manage the [[European_Commission|Brussels EU]]-generated [[European migrant crisis|migrant crisis]].<ref>https://youtu.be/esT0agVj9LU</ref> |
| − | France is the heaviest taxed nation in Europe, with government consuming 47% of [[GDP]].<ref>Hannon, Paul (December 5, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/france-becomes-the-worlds-most-heavily-taxed-country-1544004004 France Tops OECD Table as Most Taxed Country]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 5, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-the-taxes-in-france-1544226179 All the Taxes in France]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref> [[Emmanuel Macron]], a relatively unknown, was recruited by the global establishment to run against a rising populist movement led by [[Marine Le Pen]] in 2017. Macron is regarded as a puppet of the elite who has ceded his nation's [[sovereignty]] to the [[European Union]]. The widespread dissatisfaction blames globalization for increasing [[poverty]] and decline of the nation. | + | France is the heaviest taxed nation in Europe, with government consuming 47% of [[GDP]].<ref>Hannon, Paul (December 5, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/france-becomes-the-worlds-most-heavily-taxed-country-1544004004 France Tops OECD Table as Most Taxed Country]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved December 5, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-the-taxes-in-france-1544226179 All the Taxes in France]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.</ref> [[Emmanuel Macron]], a relatively unknown, was recruited by the one percent to run against a rising populist movement led by [[Marine Le Pen]] in 2017. Macron is regarded as a puppet of the elite who has ceded his nation's [[sovereignty]] to the [[European Union]]. The widespread dissatisfaction blames globalization for increasing [[poverty]] and decline of the nation. |
| | Macron, who only days earlier chided President Trump before the whole world and condemned nationalist sentiment,<ref>Multiple references: | | Macron, who only days earlier chided President Trump before the whole world and condemned nationalist sentiment,<ref>Multiple references: |