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Why is it "people are willing to pay" and not "corporations are brazen enough to charge"? These utilities are necessities and relatively few people have access
by gentooflux 6mo ago
Why is it "people are willing to pay" and not "corporations are brazen enough to charge"? These utilities are necessities and relatively few people have access to cheaper alternatives to them.
- beejiu 6mo agoThe regulations mandate that the market operates that way. It's the government that should be held to account.
- vovavili 6mo agoBecause, under usual circumstances, self-interested corporations compete against each other to get as close to what people are willing to pay for energy as possible.
- cap11235 6mo ago> compete against each other Citation needed.
- bronson 6mo agoBecause PG&E is a for-profit company. They are supposed to charge what the market will bear.