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virtualchoirboy t1_itq7eo8 wrote

While I believe the conclusion they come to is accurate, I find it difficult to trust an attempted fact check of "Northeast utility rates" when the article author immediately starts talking about national rates.

I did a little digging and CT is just barely 2nd in the Northeast behind MA for electricity. For gas, we're 2nd behind ME. For water rates, we look to be 2nd behind NJ. If you stick to just "New England" and exclude NY/NJ, CT has the highest water rate.

So, we're not the lowest, we're not the highest, but we're close to the highest. Both politicians are lying.

You want further proof, just look at them. Are their lips moving? Then they're trying to mislead you.

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hard-time-on-planet t1_itrsesv wrote

> when the article author immediately starts talking about national rates.

The author talks about national rates in response to the Stefanowski claim "Connecticut has the highest utility rates in the country."

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virtualchoirboy t1_itrtckr wrote

The author ONLY talks about national rates with respect to BOTH claims. They never limited it to just Northeast which is what Lamont's claim was supposedly about.

And as I said, their conclusion is still accurate, it's just that their "proof" isn't looking at an appropriately limited set of facts.

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