Reply to "The Linden electricity rate increase issue"

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Originally Posted by baseman:

Cheap welfare in not good economics. The 20 years of cheap subsidized energy costs was more than enough. It should not continue indeffinitely. Local businesses which use power as a major value-add should lobby for this concession. However, the concession should not be for carte-blanche consumerism.

I agree so what has the govt done to encourage the development of the type of industries which could provide decent job opportunities in Linden instead of selling cake and sweet drinks on the road, or selling baskets when no one has the money to buy them.

8/20/124:36 PM

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