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Deregulation energy companies was supposed to cut costs for Ohio consumers. You might be surprised to learn what happened next.

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D.J. Byrnes
Dec 08, 2021
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Paying an electric bill in Ohio feels like getting the electric chair.

One of the greatest scams allowed by capitalism is that of the utility company. Our government allows conglomerates to extrapolate our natural resources and then sell them back to us for profits that would make 19th century robber barons blush in jealousy.

Water. Gas. Electricity. You can’t live without them in the 21st century. I’m of the belief that th…

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