Did you hear about riots in Paris?

French are rioting in protest of new carbon tax.

"The anger is mainly over a hike in the diesel fuel tax, which has gone up seven euro cents per liter (nearly 30 U.S. cents per gallon) and will keep climbing in coming years, according to Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne. The tax on gasoline is also to increase four euro cents. Gasoline currently costs about 1.64 euros a liter in Paris ($7.06 a gallon), slightly more than diesel," the AP says.

I guess the French people don't believe that a tax will curb 'climate change".

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bijouxbroussard · F

That doesn’t mean they don’t believe climate change exists.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard Oh, even I believe it exists. I just don't think we caused it or can do anything to stop it.

MethDozer · M

@bijouxbroussard I don't think he said that though.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Budwick You don’t believe that what we do affects the environment ? Events like Bhopal and Chernobyl are just a blip ?

bijouxbroussard · F

@MethDozer He’s a Trumpster, of course that’s his [b]point[/b].

MethDozer · M

@bijouxbroussard Meet Budwick , BB. You're going to have a peach of a time with this guy.

MethDozer · M

@bijouxbroussard I'm well acquainted.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard Are those two events alleged to have contributed to climate change?

Cuz, climate change is what we were talking about.

You know the difference, right?

bijouxbroussard · F

@Budwick If [b]you[/b] believe they’re unrelated, that explains a great deal.

bijouxbroussard · F

@MethDozer Yeah. I don’t do stupid, so I think I’ll pass. 😉

Budwick · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard Bijou, don't be so hard on yourself! I wouldn't say you are stupid, I hardly know you!

Fernie · F

@Budwick she is far from stupid. You seem to have a grand hold on stupidity though buddy. Just about every thing you say is asinine. Trump fan if I'm not mistaken...which explains everything. Who were you in your last profile...your inane remarks seem so familiar

Budwick · 70-79, M

@Fernie Like I said - I hardly know her.

Not surprising that I sound familiar. Like you said, I'm a Trump fan. There's a lot of really smart people that are Trump fans. We're all big fans of small government, Constitution, fewer regulations. I'm just an old white male clinging to my religion and guns. Not all of us are white, male, Christian or gun advocates - cuz while we have similar core values, we're not cookie cutter, lock step like the other team.

I don't waste time worrying that crazy people think what I say is asinine - so, I'm sorry, I have no recollection of you at all.

I DO like your avatar though.