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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (57180)2/11/2018 11:08:41 AM
From: Valuepro  Read Replies (1) of 60926
 
"I agree but I believe that governments want centralized power for control.. Taxing etc.."

As an example, I recently learned that one can not fully escape the grid, at least in some areas. Where I live, one can turn off their power, but must continue to pay an access fee that is required under the law. In other words, once you put a property on the grid, you have to continue to pay for the privilege even if you no longer require the use of it. Here is a classic example of how social engineering permits/encourages inefficiencies by mandates.

The answer is to do away with utilities as we have known them, but that will require a power that is beyond that of voters for years to come IMO.

VP in AZ

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