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Originally Posted by Arragonis
The term "Energy Poverty" relates to the proportion of income that a household spends on energy and not how much they consume, which might actually be very little. Energy prices here are about 2x those of the US and went up 15% annually for the last 2-3 years and at the same times incomes have stayed the same.
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And so rational people would respond by e.g. figuring out how to live comfortably on less. But apparently many Britons, like Americans, believe in the Santa Claus theory of economics.
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No, people can't choose to reduce energy usage by 15% a year.
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Whyever not? Obviously not forever, but certainly for a few years, by which time their energy needs are met by the solar panel (with battery backup) on their roof.
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And anyway about 11% of that goes to pay rich people to get richer by having windmills on their land.
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So people - rich or poor - should not be paid for the use of their land? I suppose people who own coal mines, oil wells, fossil fuel power plants, and all the rest shouldn't make money from them, either?