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10. Good old fashioned American wealth extraction scam capitalism at its finest, overseen by a criminal

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:07 PM

Feb 2021

syndicate of Rethugs and their billionaire patrons.

You would have to be fool to move to Texas if this exact same grid system stays as is. I would get the hell out if I lived there and nothing fundamental changes.

To make it worse, I am sure the QMAGAts will 100% blame Dems and socialism/communism for it all, and go on electing the white power arch criminal scum.

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As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 OP

How easy is it to just switch providers in a crisis like this? -nt CrispyQ Feb 2021 #1

Criminal by design. That's Texas Republicans. bullimiami Feb 2021 #2

WTF Texas? Join the USA Joinfortmill Feb 2021 #3

The Real Hurt coming at these folks is Brush Bunny Feb 2021 #4

And the Federal Government will step in at some point and pay those bills. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #5

Drain the pipes and then shut off the heat!!!!! The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #6

They don't know any better. twin_ghost Feb 2021 #8

They should, because they get warned about it every time it freezes. Mariana Feb 2021 #12

Hello..I water my.landscape year round cuz it grows year round LeftInTX Feb 2021 #9

It is not a big job The Jungle 1 Feb 2021 #11

My system is homemade LeftInTX Feb 2021 #14

Duh, The free market at work. twin_ghost Feb 2021 #7

Good old fashioned American wealth extraction scam capitalism at its finest, overseen by a criminal Celerity Feb 2021 #10

Griddy? More like "Greedy" SoonerPride Feb 2021 #13

I think Griddy is an "alternate" to utilities. LeftInTX Feb 2021 #15

Griddy means GREEDY Trueblue1968 Feb 2021 #16