whoa whoa whoa.....60% of the cost of fuel in France is tax. On top of all the other taxes you pay, no wonder regular folk are pissed. A gas tax doesn't really hurt rich folks living in cities too much, but the "sans dents" take it in the gut. They take in the gut enough, eventually they'll come for the ones punching them.
The French need tax relief and loosened economic rules.
Well, that's effectively killed any movement toward a nationwide carbon tax here in the United States if there ever was one. What Democratic trifecta wants to deal with a taxpayer revolt?
Well, 60% of gas costs being taxes is not exactly uncommon for European standards, here for example 58% of gasoline and 56% of diesel costs are taxes.
I'd say it's a good way to try to discourage car usage though it might need some other compensation like better public transportation or something.
Fun fact: The last French President to be reelected was Chirac in 2002 and he was facing Le Pen anyways (maybe against Jospin he loses).
The last French President to be reelected without facing Le Pen was Mitterrand all the way back in 1988!
