The Federalist
In preparation for the rollout of the new electric charges, California’s big, regulated utilities have proposed their new rate plans to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Depending on the provider, ratepayers would pay a fixed fee based on three household income tiers, plus charges for electricity use. Household income would be validated by a third party, likely the agency that collects the state income tax, the California Franchise Tax Board. The three proposed household income tiers and their fixed rates are: $28,000 to $69,000 — $20 to $34 a month, depending on the provider; $69,000 to $180,000 — $51 to $73 a month; and more than $180,000 — $85 to $128 a month. More
Here’s an idea, why not pay based on how many kilowatts you use? If you have a big house, you probably will pay more than someone in a small apartment. The best way to increase energy usage is to subsidize it! These commies are nuts.
Next thing you know they’ll want people with good credit to subsidize people with bad credit. Sounds nuts doesn’t it?
I believe these are basic rates just to have them put a meter on your house. You get charged by the kilowatt after that and there’s no telling how much they’ll slide that charge up and down the income scale once they get this one over on their citizens.
I am now wondering how long I can toletate the madness that is Kalifornia…..so I get to pay $150 a month just to use power and then in San Diego, PAY THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE COUNTRY ON TOP OF THAT! NICE!
And grow houses and crypto miners rejoice…
I just paid my San Diego G&E monthly bill today: $345. This is for 3 people living in a 1550 square foot house. Last November my bill was over $600!! WTF. The price of living in America’s Finest City ain’t cheap.
If you charge a flat rate you aren’t paying for usage. How long does that last before it goes Boom!
Anonymous: where we lived in Canada, water usage was paid for in property taxes which were ultimately based on square footage. People with a small townhouse could fill five swimming pools a days and not have to worry about their water bill going up.
The end goal: destroy the ability to use electriciy as a commodity and impoverish the bottom 90%, just like the Soviet Union did.
@Tony R – you would think that… I was visiting friends a couple of months ago in my former home state. For water use they baselined prior performance, and charged based upon that. So my friends, who were always low water users, get reamed for any increase, while their wealthy neighbors whose baseline included daily watering and was much higher, pay lower bills. Because while policy is aimed at appearing to help the needy, it is also to assist the wealthy friends of politicians.
Similarly, rent increases in The Peoples’ Republic of Santa Monica are usually held to about 2% – not necessarily unfair to tenants or landlords – but they are capped so anyone with a rent higher than $3,000 or so has the same increase. If you had a $10,000 rent for a penthouse apartment your increase would still only be $60. And the landlord gets screwed.
My utilities will be in the name of the homeless guy whose tent is in the alley behind my house.
Its a win-win situation.
I get the low rate and he gets an address so that he is no longer homeless.
I fixed the homeless problem in CA.
What should I turn my brilliant problem-solving skills to next?
What about people who are self employed and their income can vary widely from year to year.
People who have seasonal employment. Get laid off or downsized. Are they going to collect our income taxes every year and make adjustments?
Taxable income or Gross income?
So, all I’ve got to do is not pay back some loans and I get a discount on the next ones?
Something tells me things will only get worse for the banking industry.
Every time they try to come up with a scheme to take more money from the wealthy, it hurts everyone else even more.
They’ll soon arrive that they just need to outright take all the money and shoot everyone that disagrees.
It’s happened before. They’re just working their way to it.
You will have nothing, eat bugs, and be happy about it.
Or else.
^^^ Damn. Could have sworn I was commenting on a different subject. Too many tabs up.
gruesome newsome…wanting to do to the whole country what he did to california