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What is the alternative? Raise energy costs for people who may not be able to afford it because of of a few abusers?
by georgyo 6y ago
What is the alternative? Raise energy costs for people who may not be able to afford it because of of a few abusers?
- chii 6y agoraise the price by tiers. A person can only use so much, but mining btc has infinite appetite. The price of electricity should reflect the cost, and subsidies should only be targeted at limited cases.
- em500 6y agoI'm curious why electricity is so cheap there. If it's caused by subsidies, the alternative is obviously replacing the subsidies by income transfers. If it's not caused by subsidies, there must be a better way to profit from their competitive advantage of being able to produce electricity cheaper than anyone else in the world.
- pas 6y agoUnenforced, uncollected bills. Also many mining ops just steal electricity. Why can folks get away with it? Because it's a failed state.