Comment on How do Texas residents afford electricity?

independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A big part of that is that it’s all state owned. Having private companies in charge of something as vital and important as energy infrastructure is just pure folly imo.

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  • independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah 100%. the current government here has a tendency to do bad stuff and a big fear here is they will slowly make it more private owned. But I think that every essential service should be state owned. electricity, groceries, clothing, internet etc. We have too few companies here that share too much of the market

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    • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But I think that every essential service should be state owned. electricity, groceries, clothing, internet etc.

      I’m right there with you. To think our food security hinges on a bunch of fat cats and the stock market makes me nauseous. If I start talking about the telecom industry, I might just throw my phone. Change is long overdue.

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      • independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Telecom industry is so corrupt here it’s unbelievable they get away with it

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I like how my state does it. The grid is managed by a public utility, but we can shop around for providers. The utility handles the billing, and switching providers is super easy. I’m paying 9.5¢/kWh for 100% renewable energy, which is about 10% cheaper than the base rate I’d pay if I just used the utility.

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• John_McMurray@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks for getting to our level on your own 😘

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• AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  $0.058 / kWh here in rural Oregon, it’s pretty awesome.

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  • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Now do the exchange rate.

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• WhyFlip@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How much is your income taxed? ~60%, like the rest of Canada?

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  • independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The last bracket which starts at 235k is about 58%. But don’t lose our hair worrying if we will have to file for bankruptcy to get basic healthcare. We also get many tax-free and tax. In Montreal we have a top 10 world university that costs less than 1000$ per semester for citizens. But go on I guess

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  • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Holy propaganda-muncher 😂

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  • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you want to talk about taxes, include cost of your healthcare. Because that’s included in our taxes.

    Fun fact, America pays as much per capita for healthcare through taxes as Canadians, but that only gets you Medicare and Medicaid. Americans sure get angry about a lot of things, but I never see them get angry about that.

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  • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    According to ChatGPT:

    15% on the first $49,275 of taxable income.

    20% on the next $49,275 of taxable income (over $49,275 up to $98,550).

    24% on the next $19,170 of taxable income (over $98,550 up to $117,720).

    25.75% on the taxable income over $117,720.

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  • Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bullshit.

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