Electricity is not a luxury good. People need it to survive. We should not allow companies to have control over these basic necessities, since companies invaria

Electricity is not a luxury good. People need it to survive. We should not allow companies to have control over these basic necessities, since companies invariably care about profit over human wellbeing (and is mandated as such if publicly traded) If PG&E sold hand crafted watches, sure let them do what they want. Earn the big bucks. If PG&E puts profit above all else, what happens? Equipment that should be upgraded a long time ago fails, more power outages, dystopian stuff. Conversely, help me understand why a for-profit company has any right to operate services for the public good? Capitalism works in certain places, with strict rules in place. There’s lots of places where it shouldn’t apply, and those places are where we value people over $$&