Direct Democracy Radio

Yellow jacket movement is a protest movement that started online in May 2018 and led to demonstrations that began in France on November 17 2018. Motivated by rising fuel prices, the high cost of living and claims that a disproportionate burden of the government's tax reforms were falling on the working and middle classes, especially in rural and peri-urban areas, protesters have called for reductions in fuel taxes, the reintroduction of the solidarity tax on wealth, the raising of the minimum wage, and the resignation of Emmanuel Macron as President of France. "Yellow vest" protests have gripped France for six weeks, blocking highways from Provence to Normandy and erupting in rioting in Paris. They've shaken the country to its core and left President Emmanuel Macron struggling to retain control. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/AFDD/support