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Diesel exhaust is very harmful, moreso than gasoline car exhaust.
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"fun" fact: average earner in France can buy ~2K liters of diesel with one months salary, average earner in Poland ~600 liters. Half both numbers for minimum wages. French started this protest over expensive diesel ...
In Poland the social security taxes are 22%, then 14% for the employee, plus income tax and 23% sales tax.
This is why the French are protesting. Very little money ends up in the hands of the worker.
Social security taxes are pernicious and should be replaced completely with income taxes. It should be clear to employees how much tax they are paying, and it should be as simple as possible for employers to pay employees.