Re:Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of...
by rixed on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:19AM
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> France is known for it's remarkable protest culture.
It's also known for its remarkably high tax rate on fiul:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#/media/File%3AFuel_...
I expect that even in France those tax hikes will eventually pass, even if it takes longer than elsewhere and much longer than other measures. It may need some other compromise, like a comparable tax-reduction for median incomes; and some level of political maneuvering to placate the particularly hard hit. Or perhaps they'll try to achieve similar reductions via other measures such as speed limits and regulations on cars. But I don't think it's representative of social upheaval vs. climate-change cost in general, anyhow.