Moved by the deaths of a Toledo woman and her kids in a fire that started from a candle they were using because their power was shut off, Gov. Strickland submitted a proposal to the Public Utilities Commission to place a moratorium on utility shut offs. The headline reads: "Agency to weigh Strickland's request for winter". Um...what is there to weigh? Anyone with a functioning central nervous system knows that Ohio winters are for bitches. To deprive a household of basic utilities, no matter how defunct its payments, borders on being an accompliance to murder....or even cruel and unusual punishment. We're not talking about cable or internet access for crying out loud.
A spokesman for one energy company claims that bans on shut offs only deepens the deficit on the household's bill. Instead, he argues, the state should help people make the payments so that they get caught up.
Here's a suggestion Mr. Steve Brash of Duke Energy, how about you stop charging high ass prices for a basic necessity. And while you are sitting at home (a big one, I'm sure) cozy with your 72 degree heat, hot water and electricity, think about those families who just can't afford to pay all their fucking bills and had to make a choice between paying the gas bill and getting their kid some medicine. I mean really, the state should be paying for shit like healthcare and sound infrastructures, not paying to line energy company pockets.
I believe the words I am looking for are "try" and "again".
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