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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3182676" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Macron made his speech today to placate the yellow vests. On video, he looked like a hostage giving a speech to save his life. </p><p></p><p>Trying to quell violent protests across France's major cities, President Emmanuel Macron on Monday introduced a series of new measures he hopes will chart a path out of the political crisis and put an end to the anti-government demonstrations.</p><p></p><p>In a<a href="https://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/retrouvez-l-integralite-de-l-allocution-du-president-de-la-republique-1124191.html" target="_blank"> 13-minute speech</a> from the Elysée Palace, Macron declared "a state of social and economic emergency," offering a handful of concessions to his critics, including promises to deliver tax relief for the poor and to cancel a tax increase on retirees.</p><p></p><p>It was his first public address after a week of silence, during which the <em>gilets jaunes</em> — <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/12/03/672862353/who-are-frances-yellow-vest-protesters-and-what-do-they-want" target="_blank">yellow vests</a> — protests continued to wreak havoc and mayhem on the streets of Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lyon, Dijon and Toulouse for the fourth weekend in a row.</p><p></p><p>Macron's plan to placate the yellow vests included a 100 euro per month minimum wage hike — equivalent to $114 per month — set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019. He paired the raise with the elimination of tax on overtime and end-of-the-year bonuses, and he encouraged employers "who can" to give bonuses as a way of helping to solve the social crisis in France. He also rescinded a planned tax on pensions that are under 2,000 euro per month.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675425153/macron-promises-minimum-wage-hike-and-tax-cuts-to-end-yellow-vest-protests" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675425153/macron-promises-minimum-wage-hike-and-tax-cuts-to-end-yellow-vest-protests</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3182676, member: 5412"] Macron made his speech today to placate the yellow vests. On video, he looked like a hostage giving a speech to save his life. Trying to quell violent protests across France's major cities, President Emmanuel Macron on Monday introduced a series of new measures he hopes will chart a path out of the political crisis and put an end to the anti-government demonstrations. In a[URL='https://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/retrouvez-l-integralite-de-l-allocution-du-president-de-la-republique-1124191.html'] 13-minute speech[/URL] from the Elysée Palace, Macron declared "a state of social and economic emergency," offering a handful of concessions to his critics, including promises to deliver tax relief for the poor and to cancel a tax increase on retirees. It was his first public address after a week of silence, during which the [I]gilets jaunes[/I] — [URL='https://www.npr.org/2018/12/03/672862353/who-are-frances-yellow-vest-protesters-and-what-do-they-want']yellow vests[/URL] — protests continued to wreak havoc and mayhem on the streets of Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lyon, Dijon and Toulouse for the fourth weekend in a row. Macron's plan to placate the yellow vests included a 100 euro per month minimum wage hike — equivalent to $114 per month — set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2019. He paired the raise with the elimination of tax on overtime and end-of-the-year bonuses, and he encouraged employers "who can" to give bonuses as a way of helping to solve the social crisis in France. He also rescinded a planned tax on pensions that are under 2,000 euro per month. [URL]https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675425153/macron-promises-minimum-wage-hike-and-tax-cuts-to-end-yellow-vest-protests[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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