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Originally Posted by WHISTLED
It shouldnt be a case of who gets a share of the over charged profits iwe shouldbnt be over charged in the first place (which seems to be the facts now)
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Exactly! If the utilities are making excess profits then surely the best way to help the poor /curb the companies greed (if greed is the correct word) is to force them to drop their prices. Confiscating profits from them whilst not capping prices will simply allow the companies to claw back more money from all of us!
Another point is that confiscating money and then trying to give it back to the poor involves a middleman--the govt--another layer of waste and ineptitude before the money can get back to those who need it.
If the govt was truly concerned about the poor they would simply force the utilities to charge them less....but that way the govt wouldn't be able to get their hands on all that money!
..and lets not even get onto the subject of the govt stealing legally earned money on a whim!!
