They are not free, they have never been free. Someone had to invest millions to produce and distribute these products. The Democrats would rather demagogue this issue than join in solving it. Here s a partial answer. Here s where it gets really scary.
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Consider how another state dealt with its need for electrical energy. Texas, the home state of George W. Bush, has an oversupply . The reason for this is that Texas choose not to over-regulate, making it a very good place for providers of electricity to do business. It is expected that by 2002, Texas s surplus could exceed 15,000 megawatts. The Bush administration is doing the right thing.