The European Union is “recommending” that people work from home, use public transportation, and stay home more often due to the looming energy crisis tied to the war in Iran. For now, it is a gentle request but how long until it is required?
Brussels has begun exploring incentives for companies that allow their employees to work remotely at least once per week. It is also considering lowering VAT taxes on solar panels, batteries, and electric cars.
One EU official said this to The Financial Times: “If we face energy shortages, it’s our responsibility to make sure citizens know what they can do to cut back usage. We’re not micromanaging people’s lives.”
Oh really? Tell that to the people who lived in Europe during the Covid pandemic. Europeans had to show a QR code proving a vaccine or recent negative Covid tests to walk in outdoor parks! The tests were given at personal expense. People were tracked and forced into lockdowns by the government if they had simply been in a room with someone who had tested positive.
Staying at home was initially a “recommendation” during the pandemic too, and so was mask wearing, but it escalated quickly and not based on science.
So it’s not unreasonable to ask: if energy shortages deepen, how long before today’s suggestions become tomorrow’s requirements?
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