The state liquor stores can sell it without the feds legalizing it. It’s pretty funny how the GOP loves to claim states rights and give the middle finger to the feds on all the things THEY support, but not cannabis, which is supported by 2/3 of granite staters.

But the GOP wants to pass some ‘parents bill of rights’ nonsense to satisfy their anti-gov’t voters 🙄

>Are the things you're holding up as examples a significant part of the increase in your utility costs this year - Nope.

I never claimed the reason for the huge price increases in 2022 was because of the large dividends, CEO pay increase, etc. You formed that narrative on your own.

>Are for-profit utilities a good thing - Probably not, especially as many currently function. At minimum, they need tighter regulation or better market design/structure.

I guess a capitalist and a socialist can agree on something!

It's obvious we won't see eye to eye on this, so I'll reframe a simple question for you.

Do you think it's ok for an electricity provider that's supplying a basic need to pay $644M of dividends to shareholders with our money for three quarters in 2022 and give their CEO a 28% raise in one year?

CPI is not directly linked to profit margins.

>I'm not saying they're great, altruistic firms, but they're largely not really responsible for your bills increasing either.

Considering Eversource sets the prices we pay, I would say they are responsible for the rates we pay. Before you reply with "but they're just passing on the rates they're paying", reread the three bullet points I noted.

This is why we need not-for-profit public or publicly-owned utilities. Neo-liberal deregulation is a sham to enrich the capitalist class and extract from the working class.

Ain’t gonna fix it chief

The comments didn’t disappoint 😂

I went to a new car dealer of another vehicle brand and they were straight. There’s no financial incentive for them to play you

Are you working at Dartmouth? Retired? WFH? Not enough deets to really help

Oh I’m aware lol

Someone needs to bring the hammer down on these goons. Wu has an opportunity to have a legacy by taking them on.

If someone is even remotely needing involuntary hospitalization, guns are the least of their worries. And quite frankly, I’d venture to guess most people committed involuntarily should not have access to guns. This is a weird ass post

Very relevant. My wife has been aggressively threatened by several different large dogs on her walks. She carries dog mace now but fortunately hasn’t had to use it although I think it’s only a matter of time. The dumbass hillbillies out here just let their dogs roam loose

This is so hard to watch. Heartbreaking. Hope this teacher recognizes this and makes changes.

Egg nog and whiskey? You gotta try nog and spiced rum with some fresh nutmeg

We noticed the same thing when looking at homes, but it’s not just NH, it’s much of New England and most of the northeast. There’s not a lot of new construction so the average age of homes here is higher. Older homes tend to be more dated. High CoL also reduces disposable income. NH actually has the youngest median housing stock in the northeast, although it’s still on the older end relative to the burgeoning west or south regions.

The goatee. Every time lol

Someone’s compensating

Lol sure you locked in a rate from 2010?

Isn’t the capitalist healthcare model great

One of my kids rides it regularly. It's almost always on time or within 5-10 minutes.

>State pride and significant political power

So a lone special interest outdoorsman group ruined an entire natural ecosystem because they built an inadequate bridge? I'd be pissed off too, fuck these guys

People still answer their phones from an unknown caller? lol

A million dollars to a billionaire is like $10 for us serfs. It’s the cost of one beer for these people. So many people can’t or don’t truly comprehend how much just one billion dollars is. While it does help those in need, people like Bezos are creating the class of people he’s donating to “help”

This is exactly right. They do their occasional benevolent acts like this that garner public support for them from the simpletons. It’s a PR move that temporarily helps the very problems people like Bezos creates and they think we should thank them for it.