Should utilities (electricity, water/sewer, etc) be allowed to run for profit? (user search)
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Question: Should utilities (electricity, water/sewer, etc) be allowed to run for profit?
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Author Topic: Should utilities (electricity, water/sewer, etc) be allowed to run for profit?  (Read 3007 times)
greenforest32
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« on: January 21, 2012, 09:46:59 AM »
« edited: January 21, 2012, 11:07:07 AM by greenforest32 »
My electricity is provided by a publicly traded, for-profit company that profits from the service and pays out dividends to its shareholders. This profit is extracted from the ratepayers and is an unnecessary added cost.

I believe that utilities should not be run for-profit, but rather as at-cost or below-cost (subsidized) public services provided by the government (or a non-profit organization).

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greenforest32
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2012, 12:10:46 AM »
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29597

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