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French President Emmanuel Macron lived up to his elitist reputation of being the “president of the rich” after imposing a carbon tax on fuel that’s set to kick in on Jan. 1.

Higher fuel taxes, he told the French people, were necessary to fund green energy schemes. It’s the same attitude we’ve seen in Canada from our political masters – that the little guy has to pay more now for the promise of ill-defined future progress.

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But the little guy in France has had enough.

Since the middle of November, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in France as part of the “gilets jaunes” or yellow vest movement.

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They are fed up with rising taxes and cost of living, chronic unemployment and bearing the burden of often symbolic government reforms.

The protests have been marred by violence despite the fact Macron agreed to pause the tax increase and keep the price of gas stable through next year.

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But they remain angry, even furious.