Last year alone a shocking 500,000 people were forced into poverty. That represents a rise of almost one full percent in the national poverty rate, which is now at 15%. The total number of France's poor people has reached a level not seen since 2010, the darkest days of the start of the Great Recession.
Oct 29 - Strikes build as Macron refuses to table pension rollback
Wildcat train strikes are grabbing headlines, while health care staff continues to strike as well. December 5th is now being promoted as the day to start a general strike.
Oct 31 - French 3Q growth ekes out 0.3% thanks to Yellow Vests
Economic growth was boosted by the 10 billion euros which the Yellow Vests forced out of the government last December. That money increased household spending, which kept France out of the negative last quarter.
Unfortunately, the increase to economic growth is only temporary because the government has refused to put more money into the everyday economy.
Also, 0.3% growth is terrible - many MSM have forgotten this.
Nov 2 - Yellow Vests protest Islamophobia on Act 51
I wrote back in April about how France's Muslims support the Yellow Vest, contrary to MSM complaints.
Nov 7 - Financing terrorism in Syria charges stick for France's Lafarge
But not crimes against humanity.
From 2010 to 2014 French concrete giant Lafarge paid over 13 million euros to terrorist groups like ISIL in order to keep their plant in northern Syria running. Six million tons of concrete they produced was used by terrorists for fortifications - reportedly the largest on any battlefield since World War II.
Seemingly never reported in the West - and on the day of this news as well - is the crucial leaked testimony which proved that the French Foreign Ministry knew all about Lafarge's dealings with the terrorists, was in "permanent contact" with the company, and told Lafarge to "hold on" and "that everything would work out".
But the problem is Islam itself, right? Wrong.
Nov 16 - Massive violence as Yellow Vests mark 1 year of revolution &repression
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