Yellow Vests beat Macron--he cancels fuel tax hike

The Paris riots were the worst since 2005. The French love to riot, they love to revolt--some describe the French being like Italians, but angry.

French President Emmanuel Macron has canceled the fuel tax hike in total. Yesterday he was planning to delay it for six months, but the people he is supposed to represent wouldn't have it, so he flushed it down the commode in fear of further protests.

According to Fox News, an official with the Elysee Palace confirmed with the AP on Wednesday that President Macron chucked the tax completely. France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe confirmed to lawmakers that the tax will not be included in the 2019 budget.

Can I get a "trѐs bien"?

But the "yellow vest" protesters have still promised to stage demonstrations alongside trade unions and farmers. It gives them something to do when it isn't about fuel costs.

Jacline Mouraud, the self-proclaimed spokesperson for the "yellow vests," told The Associated Press that Macron's move "is on the right path but in my opinion it will not fundamentally change the movement." This is because if the "yellow vests" have nothing to protest, Mouraud will no longer be their spokesperson as they will disband, go home and "make zee amour."

Mouraud told protesters to seize on Macron's weakness and demand other perks, such as a minimum wage hike. More protests are expected to come on Saturday, reports Fox News.

So they apparently don't want to, or know how to, let well enough alone.

It is absolutely imperative to understand that the fuel tax hike was supposed to be implemented to magically combat climate change.

Macron's recent efforts to combat "climate change" and reduce France's dependence on "fossil fuels" by levying a new tax on gasoline and other household fuels is not the only reason the French are protesting, but this latest fuel tax is the "straw that broke the camel's back." [Am I allowed to say that, PETA? How about "the straw they put in the camel's snack"?]

 French citizens were already hit with a tax increase in January, and more than 60% of the cost of fuel in France comes from government fees.

But if you ask CNN or CBS, they scratch their collective leftist heads and believe the riots are shrouded in mystery.

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