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What would/will energy rationing in the USA look like? (hexbear.net)
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I’ve seen stories about other countries beginning to implement work from home, mandating places shut down by a certain time, etc. Would the US government start doing similar things out of necessity? I imagine things getting more expensive will do that naturally but probably not to the levels needed if oil goes to $200. Can’t imagine the current admin jumping to enforce anything that looks like a Covid shutdown though. Just curious what people here think, because it seems like it’s going to get tight sooner rather than later.

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[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

For what it's worth, Trump had very little to do with it. The thing which suddenly made Covid a reality for Americans was the NBA cancelling basketball season. This was the singular event which caused people to treat it like a proper American crisis by running to the grocery store to fill their entire shopping cart with canned tuna and sacks of flour immediately before stocking up on ammunition.

[–] someone@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

The funny thing is it was similar in Canada, with the cancellation of the NHL season at about the same time.