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Lettuce Be

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10. The State of Texas has billions in a "rainy day fund." IMO that's what this event is.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2021, 12:08 PM

Feb 2021

No way the federal govt (meaning us) should be helping to pay these outrageous bills, especially when they want nothing to do with federal regulations, thus causing this in the first place.

IMO if the federal govt helps in this situation it is an incentive for Texas to keep things as is. That is simply wrong. The state itself can deal with the problem and must do so.

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Texas GOP congressman: Federal disaster aid will help homeowners with high utility bills [View all] DonViejo Feb 2021 OP

Taxpayers will cover the energy company gouging? Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #1

They need to claw that money back as unconscionable, I'll gotten gains Dream Girl Feb 2021 #4

Not at all, these energy companies need to suck it up and eat the loss Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2021 #6

Right, we are paying for their hatred of the US government. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #8

Typical --republicans fuck it up, we fix it... blechk.... HUAJIAO Feb 2021 #11

That is the pattern. Dems always have to mop up after the corrupt GOP. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #23

Made me CURSE LOUDLY! Wawannabe Feb 2021 #19

Mike McCaul used more than 1.4 million gallons of water at his Austin mansion dalton99a Feb 2021 #2

Forgot about that. tanyev Feb 2021 #3

I'm seeing red right now. What a fucker. And people vote for this asshole. CrispyQ Feb 2021 #12

McCaul's strategically gerrymandered district: dalton99a Feb 2021 #15

Gerrymandered or not, CrispyQ Feb 2021 #17

fuck no on that. not a penny of federal money should go to gouging vultures. bullimiami Feb 2021 #5

So, he is saying the American Taxpayers are going to pay for price gouging. haele Feb 2021 #7

That may be 'the plan' as he is currently hoping for ... Hugh_Lebowski Feb 2021 #9

The State of Texas has billions in a "rainy day fund." IMO that's what this event is. Lettuce Be Feb 2021 #10

Will Reeps ever have incentive to do the right thing? ananda Feb 2021 #13

I'm all in favor of federal disaster aid to help people whose homes were damaged, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #14

Republicans privatize the profits and let the American taxpayers foot the bill dlk Feb 2021 #16

Those customers knew the risk they were taking with that provider. No way should taxpayers be Autumn Feb 2021 #18

Exactly Wawannabe Feb 2021 #20

They wanted the money back and cheap rates. Any idiot knows rates fluctuate and this is not the Autumn Feb 2021 #22

So fucking tired of seeing capitalism come begging for socialism. gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #21