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> It could literally lead to revolts. Forget the third world altogether, it has already led to revolts in France, the entire movement of the yellow vests is b

> It could literally lead to revolts. Forget the third world altogether, it has already led to revolts in France, the entire movement of the yellow vests is based on rural low middle class people revolting against the state for an increase in fuel taxes along several older other sticking points But, if you want to sell this idea to the people, give it the nationalist spin, say that the country is suffering as a consequence of dollars escaping from the country per the subsidies, and subsidies have to be changed/reformatted to help the nation itself, etc, etc Anyhow you are completely right when it comes to the vehicles bit, saying it as someone from a third world country

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> Forget the third world altogether, it has already led to revolts in France, the entire movement of the yellow vests is based on rural low middle class people revolting against the state for an increase in fuel taxes along several older other sticking points It's also that they aren't offered any alternative to using fuel (good luck finding public transit in these rural regions; the population density simply makes it impossible). And where's the money from the fuel tax going? Financing alternatives for these people or is it funneled into some civil servant's retirement funds?