[johnnycerberus]

To be fair, data retention is a hot topic right now in Europe, the pandemic and the increased screen time that resulted from it, the amount of accounts we had to create left and right require new regulations.

[iqanq]

I live in Europe and the only hot topic I can think of, apart from the virus, is energy prices. The same energy prices the center-left wants to increase via CO2 taxes.

[ChuckNorris89]

>I live in Europe and the only hot topic I can think of, apart from the virus, is energy prices.

And real estate prices. Don't forget the insane real estate market.

[iqanq]

Ah indeed. But that bubble has been in the making for 10+ years. It's not a topic of conversation because we are all used to it.

[chmod775]

> The same energy prices the center-left wants to increase via CO2 taxes.

The alternative is worse. Fire is hot. Water is wet.

[iqanq]

The alternative of poor people being able to heat their homes? Yes, that would indeed be terrible.

[chmod775]

We're lucky then that center-left is precisely the government you want to provide financial support to poor households.

In fact, for heating, this is already happening pretty much everywhere in Europe where households otherwise wouldn't be able to pay those bills.