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Sure, diversify, but find a price similar to Russian gas, not four times more expensive and then expect citizens to bear the cost. That's my issue. It can come
by ExoticPearTree 3y ago
Sure, diversify, but find a price similar to Russian gas, not four times more expensive and then expect citizens to bear the cost. That's my issue. It can come from the South Pole if it would cost the same or maybe 5-10% more, but not 400% more.
Or, as I think it would have been even better, have citizens vote independently with their wallets. I for example, don't buy Turkish products because I think Erdogan is a-hole and a dictator. But I don't have a problem with other people buying Turkish products. So you could pass a law where citizens would have the option do deny consuming Russian gas and opt for Caspian Sea natural gas, or LNG from Qatar or whatever and pay the appropriate price. Providers would sell them gas from their preferred source and everyone would be happy.
- wasmitnetzen 3y agoPolitics is used for the parts where the free market doesn't produce good outcomes. You can't put a price tag on ~200 000 dead people (counting both sides). Otherwise we could just do away with the whole overhead of democracy.
- ExoticPearTree 3y agoI hate to break it to you, but we passed the "we can't put a price-tag" on dead people a very long time ago. Every accident/conflict ended with a money settlement so people are actually walking around with a price-tag on their heads every day.
- p_l 3y agoExcept Russia wasn't even a reliable partner in terms of low prices. And happily would manipulate supply and prices to apply pressure on the government policy. So you have to ask yourself, is temporarily cheap gas worth losing the ability to decide for yourself? To provide the best for your citizens?
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