> UC Berkeley economist Meredith Fowlie recommends that the fixed-charge be larger for higher-income households, as shown below. This idea was popular among the

> UC Berkeley economist Meredith Fowlie recommends that the fixed-charge be larger for higher-income households, as shown below. This idea was popular among the speakers ... So perhaps we'll soon be sending a copy of our tax returns along with our power bill for the month of May. Such a policy might anyway help wealthier people empathize with the humiliation of the poor, who are already being coerced to explain their financial circumstances to the power company: > lower-income households (CARE and FERA customers)