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| German Farmers Begin 8 Day Massive Protest Against Increased Government Taxation and Alarmist Climate Agenda |
| 2024-01-10 |
| [Last Refuge] You will likely hear the term "farm subsidies" as Western media claim the German farmers are protesting the decisions by government. However, what they are protesting is not a hand-out of government funds, but rather the addition/increase of taxes for diesel fuel and farming equipment. The planned eight-day countrywide protests by agricultural workers began today. The actions include motorway blockades and are described by the head of the farmers’ association as "the like of which the country has never experienced before." The government is planning to increase taxes on Diesel fuel and farm equipment as part of the German "Build Back Better" climate agenda. Additionally, you might remember the Canadian "trucker protests," when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his left-wing government tried to deflect attention from the justified motive of the truckers by claiming they were Nazis and part of the right-wing extremist conspiracy to destroy government. Well, that same approach is taking place in Germany with government officials claiming the German farmers are backed by right-wing Nazis.
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| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Farmers often pay less fuel tax because most of it is not used on roadways. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-01-10 17:18 |
| #6 Shade the language any way you like, you get less of what you tax. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-01-10 17:07 |
| #5 To be fair, it IS about subsidies. The German Farmers' Association spoke of unacceptable "tax increases". However, it is correct that these are tax concessions that are to be abolished. In the case of diesel, which is already tax-privileged compared to petrol, farmers have so far been exempt from around half of the tax rate. They are also exempt from motor vehicle tax. In Lower Saxony, for example, where farms are significantly larger than in the south of the republic but smaller than in eastern Germany, the average main farm spends around 21,000 euros a year on fuel, according to the state government. According to the information, the loss of the tax exemption amounts to around 3,000 to 3,500 euros. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2024-01-10 16:59 |
| #4 "You didn't grow that." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-01-10 13:24 |
| #3 I remember being depressed when they clamped down on the Canadian protests. I thought was over. Now governments are toppling. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-01-10 10:28 |
| #2 “We’re sick of the lies. They want our land" Ebanfalls (same here) Anthony. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-01-10 06:22 |
| #1 Don't forget to leave large piles of cow shit at City Hall! |
| Posted by: Raj 2024-01-10 00:59 |