Daxtron2 ( @Daxtron2@startrek.website ) 76•3 months agoOh sorry we’re going to have to triple your rates. What? No not for anyone else just you. Nothing to do with your feedback though, we value that!
intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) 2•3 months agoWe believe that feedback is a conversation
Ithral ( @Ithral@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 39•3 months agoWould be nice if we could unfuck the US, also if we could take a bit of money from the military to get heat pumps and induction stoves, and just skip the gas
- melpomenesclevage ( @melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee ) 21•3 months ago
The correct answer to #2 is
‘Make it easier to tap the lines safely and steal gas without putting anyone at risk, then die in the revolution.’
DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ) 11•3 months agoLook, I get it, but maybe don’t give a warning?
- melpomenesclevage ( @melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee ) 7•3 months ago
Wow, maybe some of us think honesty is important, and they were kind enough to ask.
kindenough ( @kindenough@kbin.social ) 16•3 months agoIt is what it was, before the whole privitization thing
Rivalarrival ( @Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ) English4•3 months agoOhio separates distribution from supply. You can’t select the distributor who connects your home to the gas mains, but you can choose from dozens of suppliers who put gas into those mains.
We do the same with electricity.
barsoap ( @barsoap@lemm.ee ) 2•3 months agoSame in the EU. Or at least I think so, it’s the case over here and it’s EU-wide for electricity providers. Water, sewage and garbage disposal are municipal responsibility though there’s no network/provider separation there.
What’s actually missing is a municipal-level telecom monopoly – again, with separate providers. The last-mile network is just as much a natural monopoly for telecom as it is for other wires or pipes.
I'm Hiding 🇦🇺 ( @i_am_hiding@aussie.zone ) 1•3 months agoIn Australia, you can’t choose the suppliers. All the gas comes from the same place.
You can, however, choose the billing company. And it’s the same story for electricity.
DudeDudenson ( @DudeDudenson@lemmings.world ) 4•3 months agoHaving government owned gas I can tell you it’s also a monopoly but one enforced even further by law
bitfucker ( @bitfucker@programming.dev ) 20•3 months agoAnd when government fucked up those management, you as a citizen should held your government liable. People shouldn’t be afraid of their government, the government should be afraid of their people. Also, the government’s main priority is NOT to make a profit but rather serve the people. So there is a (theoretical) obligation for the government to make sure every citizen has access to their service even if at a loss.
Cowbee ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 11•3 months agoA government monopoly run by the workers, not for profit but to provide a service, is far better than a private monopoly.
DudeDudenson ( @DudeDudenson@lemmings.world ) 1•3 months agoEasy to say living in a first world country
Cowbee ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 2•3 months agoFirst world countries tend to not be run for the benefit of all. Not that third world countries are either, mind you, but generally removing the profit motive from basic necessities seems to have very positive results on levels of freedom and social mobility.
DudeDudenson ( @DudeDudenson@lemmings.world ) 1•3 months agoExcept when corrupt officials just pocket the money and invest nothing into infrastructure
Monopolys aren’t good either but living in a third world country I can tell you you can find worse problems with state controlled systems than with private companies that at least have to keep you as a client somehow
Cowbee ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 2•3 months agoSounds like a problem with how democratically accountable it is, not with it being state run. Privately, this is how it’s supposed to work, haha.
DudeDudenson ( @DudeDudenson@lemmings.world ) 1•3 months agoIn my experience government operated facilities are only accountable to the current government so any political wants or ideologies come first.
In a for profit situation without a monopoly the company at least has to try to keep you as a client so there’s some give and take.
Taking a monopoly from a company and putting it in the hands of the state is just as bad in my opinion
Some problems don’t have a nice for all solution sadly
Cowbee ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 1•3 months agoAgain, sounds like a government structure issue.