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4. The whole point was to keep the federal government out

Reply to Luz (Original post)

Mon Mar 1, 2021, 12:54 PM

Mar 2021

So why would they expect the federal government to help? It's like churches, who don't want to be taxed, yet have their hands open for federal COVID money ($4 million in the case of Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas).

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A bailout for the Texas energy market? [View all] Luz Mar 2021 OP

No federal bailout. old guy Mar 2021 #1

Agreed Me. Mar 2021 #2

Yep! If they get Federal money, they have to join the Federal Grid! They wanted to do it alone. TheBlackAdder Mar 2021 #10

The article TxGuitar Mar 2021 #11

No bailouts jpak Mar 2021 #3

The whole point was to keep the federal government out NameAlreadyTaken Mar 2021 #4

Abbott and his gang will steal the money. dalton99a Mar 2021 #5

The energy company fucks up.... TheRealNorth Mar 2021 #6

I don't get it. Shouldn't the companies be liable stillcool Mar 2021 #7

Texas, too big to fail I guess. Baked Potato Mar 2021 #8

Certainly not without Texas connecting to the national grid struggle4progress Mar 2021 #9