Comments on: Power Companies Profit Half Billion In Three Months http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:06:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jim http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49652 jim Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:38:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49652 Without profits they can not pay their workers or stay in business because no one would either work for them or invest in them. And oh by the way all the dollars that are paid out to the workers, contractors, investors goes at some point back into our communities. I think thay is whay it is called capitalism. Without profits they can not pay their workers or stay in business because no one would either work for them or invest in them. And oh by the way all the dollars that are paid out to the workers, contractors, investors goes at some point back into our communities. I think thay is whay it is called capitalism.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49625 David Huie Green Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:37:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49625 REGARDING: "profit to be made on the backs of people that can barely afford to pay for for their basic needs. Power should be turned over to the public." You can't really make much money off of people who don't have any money. Nonetheless, you are right. If we just hand over our power generation to the federal government, it will reliably provide us with all the free, reliable power we will ever want and lower taxes to boot. Yeah, right. REGARDING:
“profit to be made on the backs of people that can barely afford to pay for for their basic needs. Power should be turned over to the public.”

You can’t really make much money off of people who don’t have any money.

Nonetheless, you are right. If we just hand over our power generation to the federal government, it will reliably provide us with all the free, reliable power we will ever want and lower taxes to boot.

Yeah, right.

]]> By: Nate Maw http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49579 Nate Maw Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:11:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49579 It disgusts me that our government allows profit to be made on the backs of people that can barely afford to pay for for their basic needs. Power should be turned over to the public. Call and write your local politicians. Power to the people. It disgusts me that our government allows profit to be made on the backs of people that can barely afford to pay for for their basic needs. Power should be turned over to the public. Call and write your local politicians. Power to the people.

]]> By: let'sgohunting http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49540 let'sgohunting Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:50:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49540 We live in the here and now. Don't really care about the old days. Profits are being made everywhere you go and in everything that you use. That is normal. However, that does not mean you should profit at someone elses expense. Health, or whatever. I frankly don't care, you have to pay what you have to pay. It was a comment and an opinion. Those can be made with the frustration of knowing things will not change. We live in the here and now. Don’t really care about the old days. Profits are being made everywhere you go and in everything that you use. That is normal. However, that does not mean you should profit at someone elses expense. Health, or whatever. I frankly don’t care, you have to pay what you have to pay. It was a comment and an opinion. Those can be made with the frustration of knowing things will not change.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49489 David Huie Green Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:34:03 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49489 REGARDING: "I don’t think that I should pay MORE per apple when I buy more. I should pay either the same, or less per apple (buying in bulk discount)" Yep, "why gripe when you buy more items and have to pay more per item?" should have been written "why gripe when you buy more items and have to pay more total?" They aren't charging more per kilowatt-hour nor are they raising the set fees such as night light charges or service fee. Despite rumors to the contrary, it IS possible to live without air conditioning, just not as comfortably. In fact rumor and some memories tell of times when nobody had such newfangled contraptions. Folks had fans (either funeral home hand fans or mechanical fans), sat on porches, went to the creek, drank lots of liquids, discussed how hot it was. David thinking now is better REGARDING:
“I don’t think that I should pay MORE per apple when I buy more. I should pay either the same, or less per apple (buying in bulk discount)”

Yep, “why gripe when you buy more items and have to pay more per item?” should have been written “why gripe when you buy more items and have to pay more total?”

They aren’t charging more per kilowatt-hour nor are they raising the set fees such as night light charges or service fee.

Despite rumors to the contrary, it IS possible to live without air conditioning, just not as comfortably. In fact rumor and some memories tell of times when nobody had such newfangled contraptions. Folks had fans (either funeral home hand fans or mechanical fans), sat on porches, went to the creek, drank lots of liquids, discussed how hot it was.

David thinking now is better

]]> By: let'sgohunting http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49445 let'sgohunting Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:57:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49445 The comments on this topic is the most intelligent one I have seen on North Escambia. However, I do believe we need a cut somewhere. The elderly will be found passed out or worse in the home they live in becasue they can't afford to run the ac more than what they already do. I see things that are given to others in the line of work that I do because they are deserving of it? How about everyone else. Tax break, lower cost of services rendered. Something has got to give I think. The comments on this topic is the most intelligent one I have seen on North Escambia. However, I do believe we need a cut somewhere. The elderly will be found passed out or worse in the home they live in becasue they can’t afford to run the ac more than what they already do. I see things that are given to others in the line of work that I do because they are deserving of it? How about everyone else. Tax break, lower cost of services rendered. Something has got to give I think.

]]> By: soso http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49444 soso Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:49:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49444 I agree that if I buy more apples, I should pay for them, but I don't think that I should pay MORE per apple when I buy more. I should pay either the same, or less per apple (buying in bulk discount) I agree that if I buy more apples, I should pay for them, but I don’t think that I should pay MORE per apple when I buy more. I should pay either the same, or less per apple (buying in bulk discount)

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49333 David Huie Green Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:54:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49333 REGARDING: "If we could get the Fair Tax passed we could get rid of all these taxes " Years back Florida did not have a sales tax. My father figured out a one cent sales tax would bring in more than all the existing taxes from property tax. He was right but they didn't get rid of the other taxes, just added the sales tax and spent more money for things people wanted. He came to realize taxes are not an either/or proposition but rather this one-and-that one We hate our taxes but love the things they buy. Thus, we try to keep them up but shift them to others. REGARDING:
“If we could get the Fair Tax passed we could get rid of all these taxes ”

Years back Florida did not have a sales tax. My father figured out a one cent sales tax would bring in more than all the existing taxes from property tax. He was right but they didn’t get rid of the other taxes, just added the sales tax and spent more money for things people wanted.

He came to realize taxes are not an either/or proposition but rather this one-and-that one

We hate our taxes but love the things they buy. Thus, we try to keep them up but shift them to others.

]]> By: goforit http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49291 goforit Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:03:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49291 Is that all. May need a rate increase. After all it's not taxes where everyone would complain. Is that all.
May need a rate increase.

After all it’s not taxes where everyone would complain.

]]> By: SW http://www.northescambia.com/2010/08/power-companies-profit-half-billion-in-three-months/comment-page-1#comment-49289 SW Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:13:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=23637#comment-49289 @David Your recommendations are absolutely great but have a faulty premise: They require the individual to do something for his/her-self. It's much more fun to beat up on the corporations. [tongue-in-cheek] @David

Your recommendations are absolutely great but have a faulty premise: They require the individual to do something for his/her-self.

It’s much more fun to beat up on the corporations.

[tongue-in-cheek]

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