r/SipsTea • u/Anulisdotexe • 14h ago

Chugging tea Peaceful protests in France today

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u/MeatyMagnus 12h ago

Cost of living has gone up to fast and the young are feeling the squeeze

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u/KrisKrosKras123 11h ago

It's not a generation thing, it's poor worker class against wealth. But these actions are just criminal and stupid.

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u/Jasranwhit 12h ago

Did Trump do this?

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u/Yddgrastor 11h ago

i mean ... Iran war isn't exactly great for fuel prices here ... so he's an at least small part of the problem.

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u/MeringueSerious 11h ago

Trump is always part of the problem. Sooner that idiot is out the White House, the better

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u/granoladeer 11h ago

u/AskGrok what can the French government do to reduce the cost of living? Are they not doing anything, which is why there are protests? 

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u/AskGrok 11h ago

The French government has taken targeted steps on fuel costs, including releasing strategic diesel reserves to cut pump prices by 12-18 cents per liter starting November 1 (for three months) and extending €100 fuel aid payments to up to 5.5 million low-income/high-mileage drivers through December, plus support for sectors like farming and fishing. Housing benefits rose 1.15% in October, and education funding increases plus new teacher measures are promised by month-end.

Broader cost-of-living pressures (inflation, stagnant wages, fuel spikes tied to global events) persist amid high public debt, limiting big spending. Protests reflect frustration that these steps fall short on wages, energy bills, and public services like schools.

Possible further options include expanded subsidies or tax relief on essentials, incentives for wage growth, or efficiency reforms in public spending, though fiscal constraints and deficit targets shape what’s feasible.

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u/Forward-Tomatillo-22 7h ago

Could refuse to service their debt to the EU Central bank.  

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u/granoladeer 2h ago

Why does the rest of the EU have to pay for it? 

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u/Forward-Tomatillo-22 1h ago

I don't care who pays for it.  But it's an option for France.  And I think there'll be guillotines out of you do to France what you did to greece 

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u/granoladeer 12m ago

I didn't do anything to anyone :)

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