Sunday, May 23, 2010

Efrem's Vote on Prop 16 is....

I vote No on proposition 16 mainly because of the idea of one company being overpowered. From the information gathered, voting Yes would mean having to gain a two-thirds vote before they can consider starting a new electricity program in new territory (community). This means that it will be difficult to start new programs in different areas, which leads to less electric companies since there is not going to be many places to cover.

This is exactly what PG&E wants because that is less competition and this gives enough power for this company to make decisions such as raise prices and people wont be able to do nothing because they are the only electric company that supports that area. The reason why they support Yes is because it will mean more profits for them since they will be the main company and the two-thirds vote doesn't really affect them because in the plus side its less competition.

I believe that No vote will not take away the rights of the people and it will give them more options of companies for electricity, which doesn't give a lot of power to one company and also will allow to expand to other areas and this is one way not only to help certain community but also the economic crisis we are in. If there are more electric companies then there will be more jobs for people and will help the economy run again because more electric fields means more money coming in from different areas. I believe that a No vote will lead to better outcomes for our nation in the future because competition is what our economy needs and creating jobs for people who needs them. This also avoids any future conflicts of a company being overpowered and abusing their power on the community.

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