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I can see an argument that this will keep the same consumption of fuel as before in order to sustain the economy (and they are betting on supply issues not getting worse) but shouldn’t this then be accompanied with at least some other measures to reduce overall consumption (eg federal support for cheaper public transport or WFH options)?
Or maybe this is to just make people not “feel” the effects of the war to keep everyone happy?
Govt responds to fuel shortage by pushing the price down, thereby increasing consumption and maintaining dependence.
This is fine.
Long term it would be bad. High prices help hasten energy transition and energy independence but the collapse of the Libs has left a very dangerous power vacuum.
Hopefully Trump dies of natural causes or gets the 25th soon and the disruptions in the gulf end abruptly.
Meanwhile Labor needs to be seen to be doing popular things to keep the fossil fuel and billionaire funded populists to 20%
Government is always about finding a balance, not being perfect.
With logic like this from a dev I’m glad I’m never joining piefed.
I bet you fly the red ensign
Lowering the price will just increase consumption and hoarding.
The solution to shortages is rationing, but the government is worried (probably accurately) that it will be unpopular.
This is a dumb take. No one who wasn’t already hoarding is going to start hoarding because of this discount.
By your logic the government should have doubled the fuel excise lol
Its basic supply and demand and well established
Also, needed some fuel on the weekend for the mower so took up our 2 x 20L fuel containers we keep in the shed for the mower / whipper snipper to fill them up... Could feel the eyes as we dared fill up a couple of jerry cans. Obviously hoarding. After turning up in our EV....
Really surprised at the lack of anger at old Trumpy over this whole thing. Everyones so quick to blame "Albo" or "Labor" ("labour" usually) rather than... the bloke who is literally the one who initiated the conflict??
Anyway. Will certainly be delicious irony if this is the turning point for electric adoption.
Only an idiot would blame Albo.
However, I'm really raging that Albo and other world leaders won't hold Trump's feet to the fire over this.
Trump started it and he's the only one that can finish it and the only way he will do that is if other leaders throw some shade on him for this idiocy.
Disarming a counter that were prohibited from making nukes yet did it anyway, who wish death to us and the western world, is not idiocy. It’s idiocy to just ignore Iran and let them keep working towards destroying us.
Is hilarious that basically every former US president has continually warned of the dangers that Iran pose, yet sat idly by and did nothing while allowing them to develop weapons to annihilate us.
I swear half of Lemmy and the left would thank Iran for nuking them, saying they feel enriched by the nuclear fallout - yet they lose their minds over Russia invading Ukraine lol. Iran is a much but threat than Russia to the west.
You're confusing taking action with bombing
Really surprised at the lack of anger at old Trumpy over this whole thing.
Don't worry, I'm blaming Trump for this.
They’re not political you see
Will certainly take the wind out of the sails of the usual conservative bogan types who have been making a big song and dance about how the gubberment needs to save them from our own over-reliance on oil.
That's likely the reason yeah, even if it makes the problem worse given it's mostly a demand side problem (for now). Functionally illiterate conservatives don't know or care about that, however.
As opposed to the functionally illiterate “progressives” who think their EVs are made using sunshine and wind 🤣🤡
The irony of you not understanding that every single facet of your life relies on oil is just delicious.
How do you figure I don't understand that?
They're at least gonna enforce servos passing the saving on right? They'll fine any cunts their entire revenue since the war started right?
so retailers can sell for the same price and pocket the reduced tax. hurray for labor. NOT.