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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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Date: 
Wed, 9 May 2001 11:15:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott P. Costello writes:
For the second time I have now been victim of California's rolling
blackouts. • ...
going to be like come July or August when power demand is really high due to
high temperatures? Our idiot govenor Gray Davis has done nothing but spend • ...
talk about is price caps. While I am sitting here in the dark, I would be
willing to pay a few bucks more to actually have consistant power. Here at

So I've been wondering for a couple months why the state doesn't lift the dumb
socialist power price caps and allow the market to do its thing.  Why don't you
folks just let the problem fix itself?  And really, what do you expect Governor
Davis to do when the legislature won't play ball.  This seems clearly a case of
being their fault, and not his.

Chris



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  Re: Rolling Blackouts
 
(...) What? Can you imagine the screams of protest as the citizens of California had to pay the *actual* costs for both their energy and short-sitedness? No politician could endure the horror of enraged voters! Steve (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Rolling Blackouts
 
(...) That's something of a simplistic statement. The problem lies in that monopolistic businesses that control something that is in the vital interest of everyone in the entire state showed an apalling lack of foresight, with the bottom line of (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Rolling Blackouts
 
(...) I heard an economic analyst on NPR sum up the California energy crisis with this analogy: You own a McDonalds. The production costs of a Big Mac has risen to $6 each, but you are forced by the government to stay in business and sell them for (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Rolling Blackouts
 
For the second time I have now been victim of California's rolling blackouts. The first experience was a few months ago at home, and now today 5/8/01 here at work. For those of you not experiencing this wonderful phenomenon, it really sucks! This is (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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