ch: Public utilities aren't done for free. They still shut your water off if you don't pay the bill.
Never said they were free. But, as I pointed out, as a non-commercial enterprise, the government does not exist to turn a profit. Therefore, there are usually rules in place about how and when certain utilities can be turned off.
ch: Like I said, blame your state government for its spot price experiment.
But not the private company that deliberately caused the blackouts?
ch: Take your pick. A Nigerian who works in my lab will talk your ear off all day about it.
So I've cited an example of a private company, and privatization, resulting in rolling blackouts in the US, including a major US city. You say the same thing happens with public companies and cite stories told by someone from Nigeria.
You don't have an example of that happening in the US?
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Date: 26/6/13 02:54 (UTC)Never said they were free. But, as I pointed out, as a non-commercial enterprise, the government does not exist to turn a profit. Therefore, there are usually rules in place about how and when certain utilities can be turned off.
ch: Like I said, blame your state government for its spot price experiment.
But not the private company that deliberately caused the blackouts?
ch: Take your pick. A Nigerian who works in my lab will talk your ear off all day about it.
So I've cited an example of a private company, and privatization, resulting in rolling blackouts in the US, including a major US city. You say the same thing happens with public companies and cite stories told by someone from Nigeria.
You don't have an example of that happening in the US?