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To: tejek who wrote (198490)	8/26/2004 12:08:15 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576160

"Maybe its a west coast thing." Nope. Bryan, Texas has done this since 1919. btutilities.com It's probably less common in the Northeast. In general, you don't see this outside of smaller markets, power generation is very sensitive to economies of scale.

To: tejek who wrote (198490)	8/30/2004 6:07:30 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1576160

So what? Paying taxes is one of the cost of doing businesses just like paying the rent. You choose what to rent or even if you want to rent. The difference between being force to pay something, and paying it because you decide you want to is no a "so what" issue. Businesses can choose to locate their production facilities outside the US.....and some do. That isn't an option for all businesses. Also there is a vast difference between choosing not to operate an a specific store front or factory complex and leaving the country. When you pay rent you are paying the owners of a property in order that you can use the property, you could choose another property, or you could choose to buy and never have to pay rent again, or you could fold your business and get a regular job, all without moving to another country. If you do decide to rent you can negotiate for a better deal, and if you don't pay what you owe you might be sued, you will probably be evicted, but you want be imprisoned or shot for not paying. Of the three places I have lived, 2 of the 3 had water and electricity provided by city departments. Maybe its a west coast thing. Well the TVA is in the East, and even locally I get my water from a County administration, but electricity around here is pretty much all produced and/or distributed by corporations or co-operatives. I think nation wide that is more common the town or city departments or administrations but I don't have hard data on it. Even when it is provided by local government you could just decide not to use any electricity. I can't decide not use use a particular government program and then reduce my tax bill by that amount. Tim