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jppianoguy t1_j98f18o wrote

Reply to comment by XDingoX83 in Eversource doubles pay for CEO as 'skyrocketing' electric bills hit customers by WellSeasonedUsername

Bingo. He's not paid to save us money. He's paid to make money for shareholders.

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splashattack t1_j98h03f wrote

No one should be making a profit on something people need to survive in the society they built for us.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98jvwy wrote

*We built for them.

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splashattack t1_j98kjvb wrote

The electrical grid was built way before I was born. Majority of people alive today grew up with electricity being a necessity to survive.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98kswb wrote

I know.

My point is that the laborers built the infrastructure, not the shareholders.

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Hot-Cry920 t1_j98l4nd wrote

Im a shareholder that builds and maintains the grid 🤷🏻‍♂️

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98lr74 wrote

Let's not pretend linemen own the controlling stake in the company, please.

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Hot-Cry920 t1_j98m743 wrote

Didnt say i had a controlling stake… i am however a shareholder

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mostlymadig t1_j997clb wrote

As a lineman, how do you feel about the electrical workers in France striking by giving away power?

Is something like this even feasible in CT?

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No-Coast-Punk t1_j98jv8e wrote

You must be new here.

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splashattack t1_j98kvuh wrote

I’m not. I’m just calling out the bullshit people have been brainwashed into thinking is acceptable and ok.

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XDingoX83 t1_j98flzd wrote

I took econ 101 and 102 lol

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Uncle_Baconn t1_j98ijn0 wrote

MBA student. He's doing exactly what he's paid to do.

Their earnings per share last year was $2.55. Start buying shares and you can pay your electric bill with their money if it makes you feel better.

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FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j98ncgx wrote

Sounds like something an MBA would say.

Consumer: I am skipping a meal every day to pay my electric bill.

MBA student: Well, obviously you need to skip one more meal a day and use the money to buy shares. It's simple, really.

What a fucking dystopia.

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