Farm Fed and Deregulation

[Guest guest]

If CA is providing any example to the rest of the nation, I would say that

power deregulation is dead. The citizens of CA were told that, like the phone

companies, deregulating power would reduce the rates, which had been slowly

rising. Since phone rates dropped dramatically, although much of it had to do

with new and improved methods of providing service, most of us went along for

the ride. Unfortunately, greed took over and we are in a bad situation which

could, if not gotten under control, affect the entire world.

What amazes me is that the people who provide power don't seem to have the

slightest idea that if they wreck the economy, they, too, will suffer. After

all, they live here. Are they so greedy that they can't see past their

wallets?

Of course, as citizens, we are spoiled rotten. I doubt that anyone on the

list would be willing to give up all their electronic gadgets. On the other

hand, those of us in the iron game could still train since what we used

doesn't require electricity. I've trained by candlelight a couple of times

when the power was out. Rather nice, actually. In fact, lack of electricity

would certainly improve the atmosphere in most commercial gyms because their

boom boxes and TV's wouldn't work!

Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon

Venice, CA

[Guest guest]

Rosemary:

Just curious: Why doesn't California build more power plants and increase

the transmission capability, could this possibly be partially caused by an

over zealous environmental lobby?

We down in Texas have come up with a way to clean our air, which the liberal

media declared to be the worst in the US during the last Presidential

election. I am personally in favor of setting up custody transfer metering

skids at the Texas border and taxing at a rate of $2.00 to $3.00 per gallon,

all of the petroleum products, (let's see about 85% to 90% of the products

used in the US) and use the money to clean up our air to the liberal left's

standards. Wouldn't that make everyone happier.

Joe Littleton

Houston, TX

Farm Fed and Deregulation

If CA is providing any example to the rest of the nation, I would say that

power deregulation is dead. The citizens of CA were told that, like the

phone

companies, deregulating power would reduce the rates, which had been slowly

rising. Since phone rates dropped dramatically, although much of it had to

do

with new and improved methods of providing service, most of us went along

for

the ride. Unfortunately, greed took over and we are in a bad situation

which

could, if not gotten under control, affect the entire world.

What amazes me is that the people who provide power don't seem to have the

slightest idea that if they wreck the economy, they, too, will suffer.

After

all, they live here. Are they so greedy that they can't see past their

wallets?

Of course, as citizens, we are spoiled rotten. I doubt that anyone on the

list would be willing to give up all their electronic gadgets. On the other

hand, those of us in the iron game could still train since what we used

doesn't require electricity. I've trained by candlelight a couple of times

when the power was out. Rather nice, actually. In fact, lack of

electricity

would certainly improve the atmosphere in most commercial gyms because their

boom boxes and TV's wouldn't work!

Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon

Venice, CA

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