These strikes represent the justified anger of working people who refuse to bear the burden of France's financial crisis while the wealthy escape responsibility. The proposed 44 billion euro budget cuts would devastate public services, freeze welfare payments and force ordinary citizens to pay for a debt crisis caused by Macron's business-friendly tax breaks. Workers, teachers, healthcare professionals and students are rightfully demanding that the government tax the rich instead of gutting the social safety net that protects France's most vulnerable.
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Working people in France refuse to bear the burden of the fiscal crisis while the wealthy escape responsibility. Budget cuts would devastate public services, freeze welfare payments, and force ordinary citizens to pay for a debt crisis caused by years of tax breaks for businesses and the rich. France needs higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy and corporations, — not neoliberal austerity measures that will only deepen inequality and harm those who can least afford it.
While protesters block everything and destroy property, there remains a France that works hard, gets up early, and pays its taxes — this silent majority deserves protection from the chaos. These strikes hold daily life hostage and prevent law-abiding citizens from going about their business, with radical elements promoting violence and disorder. The focus should be on parliamentary solutions rather than street disruption that damages the economy and public order.
There's a 40% chance that French President Emmanuel Macron will call another snap legislative election before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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