Since the energy crisis broke out, politicians have been outdoing each other with savings tips for the population. However, this is not well received by all colleagues. “If the state sets guidelines for personal hygiene, then we have reached a level that can hardly be undercut,” said FDP Vice Wolfgang Kubicki of the “image”.
Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) had previously emphasized that you don’t have to shower all the time. “The washcloth is also a useful invention.”
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If you think through Kretschmann’s approach, “the family of four would then have to share water in the sink in order to behave in accordance with green energy-saving guidelines,” said Kubicki. The CDU energy expert and member of the Bundestag Maria-Lena Weiss also criticized “constantly new shower tips from the Greens” in the newspaper.
Berlin’s green Senator for the Environment, Bettina Jarasch, had previously said on Wednesday: “I only wash cats in the morning”. By that she meant showering as short as possible.
SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert told the news portal t-online: “I think it’s weird when people with a five-digit monthly income explain to others how to save.” Poorer people didn’t just know how since Russia’s war against Ukraine and the associated energy crisis you save in everyday life and how hard this is.
