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To: Quincy who wrote (464)	6/12/2001 5:58:43 PM
From: Father Terrence	Respond to of 1715

I don't call it communism, you keep using that word. As for competing... it is very difficult to compete against a monopolistic government. (Although Coca-Cola did it early in the last century by having employees ride shotgun in its trucks with strict orders to shoot to kill any federal agents that tried to stop or fire on Coke's trucks.) The will of the people should not subvert the inalienable rights of the people. That it has been able to do so during the past 100 years is what has helped to destroy this country in many ways -- not build it. The U.S. is a republic before it is a democracy. Sometimes the "will of the people" means nothing. A case in point is slavery.

To: Quincy who wrote (464)	6/12/2001 6:27:59 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1715

If prices are grossly inflated by deliberately withholding production One.. deliberately witholding production is the purview of any producer. Especially when they run a risk of ruining their equipment because they have delayed mandatory maintenance. The biggest problem is that California is unwilling to lock into long-term contracts (I still believe this is the case) and continues to wait until the last minute to find the extra power they require each day. Just look at this daily chart from the CAISO site... Obviously, what is necessary is to reduce on-peak demand and spread it out to off-peak hours. This might require altering people's lifestyles and encouraging them to work later on in the day (or earlier) where possible, reshuffling manufacturing shifts, or even providing fuel subsidies to those companies who crank on their auxiliary diesel generators during those peak hours to take a load off the grid. We're talking about $50 Billion in power costs they believe they will be paying over the next couple of years. Direct some of that money to tax rebates for the production of power and you'd probably save a ton of money. And California REALLY needs to hire themselves some top notch trading staff to go up against these profession traders who work for Enron and other energy trading firms. Btw, since the government has no right, except in time of state or national emergency, to order ANY private entity to continue to operate, manufacture, or produce. If they choose to shut down production for whatever reason, that's their right to do so. It certainly isn't fraud. Hawk