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It doesn’t have to be a half of the EU supply to cause shortages and shutdowns. And shortages at factories cause a ripple effect of supply chain disruptions in

• yakak 5y ago
  You avoid all discussion of rationing and rationality and discuss freemarket putzery where you run out of industrial energy because demand from people who are cost insensitive may taper too slowly. If the the EU can't implement rationing it should immediately impose a 100%+ tax on gas so it can start distributing that money back unevenly to prevent economic damage where gas is needed, pressure down gas usage, and prevent profits from going to Putain. 0% tax is the pathological case where all of society uses energy whether it needs it or not and government has no funds to work with and the suppliers take all profits from limiting supply.