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newengland_schmuck t1_iryh4k5 wrote

Ashley Kalus wants to stop the utility rate increase... by doing so, Rhode Island Electric would lose money. How long until they close and leave RI if they're not making a profit? Rates are going up across the country and the world. The increase sucks, but it can't be ignored or overruled... nothing is free. Kind of ironic a GOP candidate does not understand how a free market works.

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dgroach27 t1_is0isnc wrote

>nothing is free

No one is asking for it to be free, everyone would just prefer not to get absolutely fucked.

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newengland_schmuck t1_is0lm09 wrote

No easy answer... between the Russia BS, OPEC and the Energy Companies record profits, there's no way around it. The governor can't stop a free market increase. Even if she found away to reduce the cost to consumers, they'd have to find the funds to pay for it. Car tolls and higher taxes are coming

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Kingman9K t1_is32wu2 wrote

Dude the energy companies are anything but a free market

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newengland_schmuck t1_is3bsh0 wrote

Well, consumers don't have a choice but energy companies have to buy power from the power grid... contracts are negotiated well in advance. Like anything else, it's sold to the highest bidder when the demand is high.

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