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JT45242

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1. What happened to the 'free markets' and no socialist government control of industry?

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:01 AM

19 hrs ago

Electric companies want it.
Consumers get long term lower price.

So, the only answer is that they are in a cult subservient to an orange menace who is subservient to Prince bonesaw and Putin who both need fossil fuel demand to remain high

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This Ohio county banned wind and solar. Now, residents are pushing back. [View all] douglas9 19 hrs ago OP

What happened to the 'free markets' and no socialist government control of industry? JT45242 19 hrs ago #1

What? Are Richland county officials fucking nuts? This is a fairly unpopulated county. marble falls 19 hrs ago #2

There's Mansfield plus surrounding areas EYESORE 9001 18 hrs ago #3

My step-mother is from Mansfield. It's not so much. One of the biggest employers is the state reformatory ... marble falls 18 hrs ago #4

Not on my list of favorite places EYESORE 9001 17 hrs ago #5

There's new one now, no hurry to visit there, either. Once in the 70s I picked up one of their escaped ... marble falls 15 hrs ago #8

Doncha know, anything "solar" is too "woke" for red areas. It must be banned! Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #6

They're just looking out for the aestetic rights of future MIMBYists. Tell them Texas makes so much wind electricity ... marble falls 14 hrs ago #9

I would love... GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #7

I think bringing down TACO will cause his cohort to disabuse themselves of the notion they were part of a majority. marble falls 14 hrs ago #10

I sure hope so! (nt) GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #11