From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 09:06:56 MDT
On Monday, June 18, 2001 8:24 PM Randy Smith randysmith101@hotmail.com
wrote:
> Take it public
> The failure of energy deregulation should make us reconsider blind faith
in
> the market -- and take a second look at public power systems like the one
> that lights up Hollywood.
>
> More at:
>
> http://www.salon.com/news/col/cona/2001/06/19/regulation/index.html
Conason is confusing the current deregulatory mess with a free market. In
fact, it's not -- unless the free market to you means a lot of government
controls, such as over who can own power plants and the like.
You should also check out "Of Stranded Costs and Stranded Hopes" by Fred S.
McChesney (_The Independent Review_, Spring 1999), at
http://www.independent.org/tii/lighthouse/LHLink3-22-1.html.
Cheers!
Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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