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Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
23. Your local gov through a rate board determines electric and natl gas prices.....
Mon May 7, 2018, 08:35 AM
May 2018

So yeah they dictate to them but it keeps you from having a 1000.00 per month electric bill on a 1500 sq foot home in August or a 1000.00 natural gas bill in January.

I'm all IN for certain price controls that are out of consumers hands,or on things you cannot do without and there is no real competition to keep those prices lower. I've said for YEARS that the Internet and it's pricing should be regulated. It's no longer some "toy" as it was back in the mid-90's.

The way those asses at COX (cable monopoly in our city) price ours it could easily be out of reach for those on a fixed income in the next five years.

It's not that I'm a huge fan of high pharma prices... jmowreader May 2018 #1
Pretty much what every civilized country does. LiberalArkie May 2018 #3
Most advanced nations use a combination of governing Hortensis May 2018 #13
Your local gov through a rate board determines electric and natl gas prices..... Bengus81 May 2018 #23
Somebody cue the "blowjob' disipinary hearing scene from Animal House now please pecosbob May 2018 #2
This is robbing innovation and the future for lower prices now bucolic_frolic May 2018 #4
Yeah, but fear not. Ligyron May 2018 #5
He'll whine about how the evil Democrats wouldn't let him fulfill his promise hatrack May 2018 #12
Exactly this, hatrack. Exactly. susanna May 2018 #18
'Cuz the Democrats' unbreakable lock on power in the House & Senate . . hatrack May 2018 #21
But why are we..... SergeStorms May 2018 #7
I don't know of any rationale for it bucolic_frolic May 2018 #9
many countries, like Canada, have a time limit on new drugs to sell the original LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #17
Nonsense. kacekwl May 2018 #15
Pharma companies can adjust by cutting advertising budget. nt NCjack May 2018 #22
The story I heard: no_hypocrisy May 2018 #6
It's all talk...nothing will happen... LeftInTX May 2018 #8
Agreed . n/t kacekwl May 2018 #16
This has to be too good to be true. nt raccoon May 2018 #10
Getting the pharmy nazis Maxheader May 2018 #11
Greasing the skids for some big "campaign donations" rurallib May 2018 #14
Bingo dalton99a May 2018 #25
Some folks have brought up R&D area51 May 2018 #19
Insurance companies, Veterans Administration, some big groups can negotiate with Pharma ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2018 #20
smoke and mirrors. push a bill with a nice sounding title that does nothing dembotoz May 2018 #24
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