The question is: are the voters of of Texas finally getting it? (Reply #19)

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Mon Feb 22, 2021, 12:13 PM

FakeNoose (17,831 posts)

19. The question is: are the voters of of Texas finally getting it?

It was never about "socialism," or "free-dumb," it was about protecting the people of Texas from the unregulated greed of the utility suppliers. Utilities enjoy a near-monopoly in Texas as they do almost everywhere in the US. The market doesn't get to decide that, just like the market suppliers should not be permitted to gouge their customers during a weather-related disaster.

If Texans don't understand it now, they never will. It means they're hopelessly brainwashed.

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79 replies	Author	Time	Post
Wow, Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC just said ... [View all]	aggiesal	Feb 22	OP
Up next on M$NBC- Mrs. Greenspan lauds the "free markets" of high electricity prices.	Comfortably_Numb	Feb 22	#1
Misogyny is alive and well on DU	question everything	Feb 22	#37
Wow that escalated quickly. If that's misogyny to you maybe you need to adjust your threshold.	Comfortably_Numb	Feb 22	#40
Andrea Mitchell, the Right Wing Shill, could be called a lot of things	amuse bouche	Feb 22	#43
But, It's Not Her Name	ProfessorGAC	Feb 22	#47
Don't care. Still bland	amuse bouche	Feb 22	#50
How about Ms. Dumbass? Is that allowed in our narrow views? nt	JanMichael	Feb 22	#60
SURE!	ProfessorGAC	Feb 22	#62
But "Dumbass" isn't her surname?	JanMichael	Feb 22	#63
Yeah, really,	treestar	Feb 22	#59
This place gets more and more absurd	amuse bouche	Feb 22	#74
I agree question everything! I don't like this woman one bit, but she has the right to be referred	redstatebluegirl	Feb 22	#44
People have no right to naming protections	Roy Rolling	Feb 22	#67
Thanks.	elleng	Feb 22	#46
In her case, it's meant to link her to Alan Greenspan	treestar	Feb 22	#58
Okay.. Andrea But her Emails Mitchell	Cha	Feb 22	#64
It is. If she were a man, similarly hated, how would he have referred to him?	question everything	Feb 22	#71
Like it was said above, something worse	treestar	Feb 22	#73
Mister Mitchell?	True Blue American	Feb 23	#76
Live free or die!	CTyankee	Feb 22	#2
More like live free and die!	Wounded Bear	Feb 22	#48
Yep. I was being sarcastic.	CTyankee	Feb 22	#55
And safety . We need to use these type of terms more	JI7	Feb 22	#3
I like the football analogy. Deregulation is like the nfl getting rid of referees	unblock	Feb 22	#4
Lines on the field, rulebooks, video review are all helpful.	empedocles	Feb 22	#7
Same with cops.	theneworiginal	Feb 22	#36
And many other things.	gibraltar72	Feb 22	#5
Republicans have always been for deregulating everything	Cyrano	Feb 22	#6
As someone else already said here,	gab13by13	Feb 22	#8
I like the way one of the guest speakers corrected a host, (not sure who)	Baitball Blogger	Feb 22	#9
The greatest book on "Regulations"...yes this book created some..Upton Sinclair..."The Jungle" ,1906	Stuart G	Feb 22	#10
Excellent book.	littlemissmartypants	Feb 22	#14
You mean that industry self 'regulation' didn't work?.... Say it ain't so !!!!!!!	groundloop	Feb 22	#25
Right! The industries are motivated	treestar	Feb 26	#79
The energy companies are taking advantage of Texas residence . ..	Iliyah	Feb 22	#11
Stephanie Ruhle has become my favorite at MSNBC	PufPuf23	Feb 22	#12
Stephanie Ruhles ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#16
Smart gal who chooses her words carefully.	NoMoreRepugs	Feb 22	#13
Kicked. ❤ nt	littlemissmartypants	Feb 22	#15
As I point out to anyone who will listen,	Arthur_Frain	Feb 22	#17
Yep. And when they say, "kills jobs" what they mean is, "I don't get as much money".	Caliman73	Feb 22	#41
To keep your cracked windshield from spreading, here's a little trick I learned...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#53
I loved the Texas Judge when asked by Stephanie	True Blue American	Feb 22	#18
Yes, We Do	ProfessorGAC	Feb 22	#49
Haven't the Governor	True Blue American	Feb 22	#56
I Heard That, Too	ProfessorGAC	Feb 22	#69
So that is how they stopped it?	True Blue American	Feb 23	#75
Different States With Different Rules	ProfessorGAC	Feb 23	#77
Thanks!	True Blue American	Feb 23	#78
The question is: are the voters of of Texas finally getting it?	FakeNoose	Feb 22	#19
Yes, electricity, gas & water were once public utilities ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#21
There have been efforts to do the same thing in Pennsylvania	FakeNoose	Feb 22	#26
It's funny how folks think socialism is so bad when	aocommunalpunch	Feb 22	#20
Privatize the profits and socialize the debt ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#22
Whether regulations mean protections depends on what the regulations say.	Klaralven	Feb 22	#23
I'm glad the subject of deregulation and privatization is the focus of attention for so many.	jaxexpat	Feb 22	#24
K & R for an important subject, and a great thread from DU'ers.	Permanut	Feb 22	#27
GQP wants the good old days back	central scrutinizer	Feb 22	#28
old saying, letting the fox rule the henhouse .	AllaN01Bear	Feb 22	#29
This is one of the most blatant examples of greed gone....what's a more powerful word than 'wild?"	BobTheSubgenius	Feb 22	#30
Clicked "Post" instead of clicking into the text field.	BobTheSubgenius	Feb 22	#32
I've seen $17,000 bills reported.	tblue37	Feb 22	#61
The Democratic Party is the party that protects Americans	Poiuyt	Feb 22	#31
That these distinctions have to be written down and disseminated is ridiculous, IMO.	BobTheSubgenius	Feb 22	#33
I agree, but he was speaking about marketing	Poiuyt	Feb 22	#65
Regulations are like a cop on the beat	Mabel	Feb 22	#34
Cops are PROTECTIONS ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#38
thanks!	certainot	Feb 22	#35
And that's what we should call them. PROTECTIONS.	calimary	Feb 22	#39
Exactly why I always say, substitute REGULATIONS with PROTECTIONS ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#45
K&R	Blue Owl	Feb 22	#42
I see big class action lawsuits in Texas over this.	flying_wahini	Feb 22	#51
Stephanie Ruhle rules!	patphil	Feb 22	#52
Here is something funny ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#54
? This is not a new idea. The essence of regulation is to	Hortensis	Feb 22	#57
My purpose is that we, as liberals should use the word ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#66
I endorse posts that stress semantics.	Oldem	Feb 22	#68
say "regulatory safeguards"	doubleplusgood	Feb 22	#70
say "Protection safeguards" ...	aggiesal	Feb 22	#72

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