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Useful Ecology
We’re hearing about a whole range of ecological measures. We need to buy eco-friendly cleaning products, insulate our homes, change our boilers and have a Canadian well, buy less plastic, sort our waste, drive eco-friendly cars, limit our speed on the roads, do not fly, limit our water consumption when we shower or flush the…
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The richest 1% are at war with the rest of the world
“There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” Warren Buffett – Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/123058-there-s-class-warfare-all-right-but-it-s-my-class-the “Terrorism is the war of the poor. War is the terrorism of the rich.” Ustinov Peter: https://www.grainesdepaix.org/fr/ressources/sinspirer/aphorismes/le-terrorisme-est-la-guerre-des-pauvres-la-guerre-est-le-terrorisme-des-riches What does this war involve? In France, as elsewhere, the role of national education…
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A slice of the cake
It’s not going well. Purchasing power is melting away, the standard of living is falling, and doctors are less and less available, drugs less and less reimbursed, and so on. Pouvoir d’achat : ce que disent les chiffres… et ce qu’ils ne disent pas – Radio France: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/la-bulle-economique/pouvoir-d-achat-ce-que-disent-les-chiffres-et-ce-qu-ils-ne-disent-pas-7969607 There is clearly competition for resources. If…
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La part du gâteau
Ca ne va pas. Le pouvoir d’achat fond à vue d’oeil, le niveau de vie diminue et les médecins sont de moins en moins disponibles, les médicaments de moins en moins remboursés, etc. Pouvoir d’achat : ce que disent les chiffres… et ce qu’ils ne disent pas – Radio France: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/la-bulle-economique/pouvoir-d-achat-ce-que-disent-les-chiffres-et-ce-qu-ils-ne-disent-pas-7969607 Il y a manifestement…
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EU-Mercosur
Under the EU-Mercosur agreement, goods circulate freely without controls or taxes. There is a health risk for consumers in Europe. We will be creating production conditions that are deplorable in social, human health, animal welfare and environmental terms. For example, 27% of the pesticides used by Brazilian farmers are banned in Europe. Many companies in…
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Fair trade and organic farming
I’ve heard a lot of good ideas about fair trade and organic farming, but I have a few thoughts and reactions. First of all, I think it’s excessive to imagine a substantial change based on consumers paying more. In most European countries, our producers are paid a pittance by the middlemen because they are able…
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Commerce équitable et bio
J’entends plein de bonnes idées sur le commerce équitable ou bio mais il m’en vient une réaction et une réflexion. Tout d’abord, je pense qu’il est excessif d’imaginer un changement substantiel reposant sur le consommateur payant plus. Dans la majorité des pays d’Europe, nos producteurs sont payés une misère par les intermédiaires car les producteurs…
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Only 4,600 exhausted police officers to supervise the demonstrators
Only 4,600 exhausted police officers to supervise the demonstrators On December the 1st 2018, violence broke out in Paris. The government has decided not to properly manage the demonstration. Only 4,600 “end-of-pipe” police officers, as Yves Lefebvre of the Unité-SGP Police FO union says, were mobilized. About thirty French police officers committed suicide this year. It…
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4 600 policiers exténués pour encadrer les manifestants
Le 1er décembre 2018, des violences ont éclaté à Paris. Le gouvernement a décidé de ne pas encadrer correctement la manifestation. Seuls 4 600 policiers au “bout du rouleau” comme le dit Yves Lefebvre du syndicat Unité-SGP Police FO, ont été mobilisés. Une trentaine de policiers français se sont suicidés cette année. A noter, dans…
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The situation of yellow vests today
The situation of yellow vests today 1) Fed up with the tax rate in general (fuel prices, taxes and payroll taxes). Is this justified? According to the figures, YES. “The average French employee recovers two days of purchasing power in 2018 while remaining the most taxed in the European Union (EU). He works until July…