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Originally posted by leisuredrummer
Unfortunately, as sad as this is, it's not the responsibility of the power company to provide free electricity to customers. Also, the power company has no idea if the person has stopped paying their bill becuase the person moved, died, etc. It wasn't like they knew this was a 93 year old man who couldn't afford his bill, so they said aww screw it, let him die. They just see a piece of paper that says this person hasn't paid.
Originally posted by Zerbst
Let me give you a little "WAKE UP" to reality. I cannot speak for other states, but in Michigan, we have endured a 50%-65% increase to all utility costs. The only domestic policy effected during the Bush administration came immediately after his inauguration when he eliminated or significantly relaxed any oversight related to these companies. Giving them free reign to charge consumers anything they want, while afforded the luxury of monopolizing their markets by being the sole providers of these services with no other competition existing to stabilize pricing.
This is the direct cause to the failure of many small businesses here, including my own. I can only imagine how this effects a 93 year old man, on a fixed income, already strained by rising prescription drug and medical care costs? To write this off as a result of as "Everyone is expecting free hand outs and trusting government to make sure everything is taken care of without ever bothering to learn for themselves." is naive and heartless, to say the least.
Stop confusing yourself of which side you should be defending. Anytime something like this occurs, try figuring it out yourself. Don't just believe everything you are told like a good slave!
Originally posted by invisiblewoman
yes ,no one knows if he was an old bast*&d or whether he he was just so old that everyone he ever had died or if his wife died ,or if his kids or grand kids are selfish jerks and don't want to help him because they just want to buy a new flat screen TV...
...the idea that its' okay with you for the utility company to condemn an old man to a horrible lonely death says more about you than him
Originally posted by mikellmikell
After rethinking,I think the neighbors should be charged with neglect . They did watch over the guy but did nothing till it was too late. 2nd degree murder charges at the very least should be sought against the people in the neighborhood
Originally posted by whoshotJR
Originally posted by invisiblewoman
yes ,no one knows if he was an old bast*&d or whether he he was just so old that everyone he ever had died or if his wife died ,or if his kids or grand kids are selfish jerks and don't want to help him because they just want to buy a new flat screen TV...
...the idea that its' okay with you for the utility company to condemn an old man to a horrible lonely death says more about you than him
You are correct I'm a realist and this stuff happens all the time. Again, where are you going to draw the line at? You cant say well he was 93 so let him ride for free until spring and then turn around and say a 25 year old who lost his job and has no family should not be saved also. And then from there its well everyone should just get free power its our god given right. And also we have tons of deaths every summer from heat when people get their power turned off.
Originally posted by whoshotJR
I'm amazed at how many people post in threads just like these up on their pedestals yet they do nothing for the world they live in to change it.