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The free market only works when everyone has full information and a realistic alternative. When the alternative is "freeze to death" and the information is "you
by iso1631 5y ago
The free market only works when everyone has full information and a realistic alternative. When the alternative is "freeze to death" and the information is "you'll get a bill next month between $500 and $500,000", it doesn't work, and something needs to step in and protect people.
- sixothree 5y agoI feel like this thread is brigaded to death. The fact of the failure is clear. But the one constant in all of these arguments is to introduce uncertainty and attempt to shift blame. I think it is an odd choice to blame the consumer in this scenario since customers just one state over did just fine throughout this ordeal.