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Nikki Stone 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:13 PM Original message |
Why is CBS ignoring the obvious about electric power? |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why do you hate America? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. There was some bureaucrat on CNN the other day... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. bingo-- this is the legacy of deregulation in virtually every industry... |
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Nikki Stone 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. EXACTLY! |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. K&R... let's not forget the (late) poster boy for privatization: |
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Freedom_Aflaim (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. Its not Privatization |
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Nikki Stone 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Deregulation. OK |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Deregulation is the evil twin to Privatization |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Here in MT it's been privitazation. We used to own our hydro electric |
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rusty charly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. we pay for everything while |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
9. could it have something to do with Westinghouse |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Doubt it. Westinghouse sold CBS to Viacom 4 years ago. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. We have bigger problems than just worn-out infrastructure. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
11. Last year I had electric bills that were over $700 |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
12. Privatization is absolutely not going to put efficiency and need on the |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. the national solar project could have produced maybe 70% of the nations |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
14. More of those "inconvenient truths." |
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AGiordino (304 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Please check out NPR's Morning Edition for 08/02 |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. My electric bill was |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Yep, same in Texas I am told |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. How are things in TVA country? |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. 7/29 - TVA to cut rates first time since 1988 |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. Republicans want all the reward and none of the risk |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Nail on the head award! |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. For the reduction in the electric bill since competition a few brownouts |
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lostinacause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. Blackouts for the most part have declined. There have been a few major |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-03-06 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Texas deregulated, TXU profits up 33% this year, rates through the roof |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
26. If you can afford to, and have the space |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 09:54 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Any idea where to get info? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I imagine that you could Google a lot of information |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
29. Perhaps it has to do with record electricity consumption? |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-04-06 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. The Free Market is the best & most efficient way |
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