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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by hueving on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @02:16PM (#16476857)
>This is why any time a major public company can't continue increasing profits, it becomes a national crisis and the government has to step in to save them.

This is completely false. Where in the world did you get this idea?

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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by tboyd47 on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @08:38AM (#16482858)
"Any time" is hyperbole, but the bank bailouts and car manufacturer bailouts were major lessons for me about how American society really works.

I also hear this kind of sentiment a lot in the Net Neturality wars. "The cable companies can't make money off of TV anymore," therefore, the laws of society have to change.

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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by hueving on Friday March 02, 2018 @07:57PM (#16507122)
So "any time" = one time then. The financial crisis is hardly a recurring event.
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