(07-27-2018, 10:46 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(07-27-2018, 09:37 AM)mikesez Wrote: Do you think that someone with money is going to invest in a second set of power plants, power lines, and wires up to your home to save you if your electric company decides to gouge you?

So you don't believe in the free market, as expected.

I believe the free market supplies almost anything we could want or need.
It seems like electricity is not one of those things though.
Wired internet service probably isn't either.
If you don't have government either regulating the prices or owning the Enterprise outright, prices get unreasonable, quickly, and with no recourse.
Did you know that city and state boards hold Comcast accountable for its prices?  They made a deal.  Comcast gets to be the sole owner of residential comm lines, but the city gets to challenge their prices. Do you think Comcast would charge more or less if this didn't happen?  Do you think the suburbs and rural area would have better access to cable, or worse, if this didn't happen?

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