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>Obviously we don't shut down our steel industry when someone improperly disposes of steel slag which leeches heavy metals such as lead into groundwater like happened a few times in the 80s and I'd argue shale oil is more important to our prosperity than steel industry is.
Which is why it's so dumbfounding to see ignorant minds speak about "just stopping oil" and stuff like that. I had a discussion with a coworker recently who was absolutely certain that by 2050 the world would not be needing any coal. I think that in the decade to come we're going to see a lot of ideological bubbles burst as reality comes knocking.

>Europe has bigger problems for energy systems than a one-time solidarity tax on O&G.
I don't doubt that there are many regulations and taxes and royalties and levys and subsidies and you name it in the US as well. All I'm saying is that if Europe wants more energy, taxing energy producers is obviously not the way to go.

>Yeah I really don't relish seeing it, it is mostly Europe's fault
Even though my family, friends and I myself will suffer for it, frankly speaking it is what we all deserve. It's ugly but it has to happen. It's cause and effect. Europe itself has voted for this. We are getting exactly what we voted for. It's quite amusing seeing people starting to notice the inflation and the higher energy prices only now. Though it's less amusing to see the deflection that Russia is entirely to blame when that is clearly not the case. And of course it is not amusing in the slightest to see the economic distress that is beginning to be felt especially in lower income households. It's my first time experiencing what seems to be shaping into a full-blown depression, and it's harrowing. My parents lost everything during our last depression in the 90's over here in Finland, so they know and I know that things can become hopeless for many.