• Null User Object@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I think this is about shutting off individual customers because they’re behind on their bill, not rolling blackouts to protect the grid from collapsing.

    “Since taking office Trump has stripped Americans of access to lifesaving measures, including the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, which help more than 8 million working families pay their utility bills,” CBD noted.

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      12 days ago

      Reminder that if we taxed the rich (and corporations) their fair share we could just pay for everyone’s basic needs and have plenty leftover for the broader betterment of society