• qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website
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    29 days ago

    In California, the major utility provider was found guilty in relation to wildfires, and fined.

    Guess what happened to electricity rates…

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      29 days ago

      That’s an argument for making utilities publicly-owned again more than anything else.

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      27 days ago

      The thing that confuses me is that California bailed out PG&E when they declared bankruptcy, yet PG&E are still operating as a for-profit company? They essentially just got free money from the government. Why didn’t the government take over the company?