Reply #111: Great Idea! Why not? [View All]

[NuttyFluffers]

Couldn't be any worse than it is now, could it?

Nationalize energy just like we pretty much nationalize military and nationalize major ports. Some things are too important to leave to market forces.

Some people who are all for "the markets" never utter a peep when it comes to national sovereignty over military and its borders and ports. So why not energy -- it's about equally crucial as military, borders, and transport.

Naturally, I'd prefer it be broken down into state, county, city regional control to some extent -- delegation is good. But overall energy creation, distribution, acquisition -- sure, let's do so!

When So Cal and Northern California grids are barely interconnected by a few choke points it is just another good example of the failings of the uncontrolled market in the face of crucial needs. Just like when the markets didn't work for electricity at its earliest, with elec poles having 15+ different carriers and different means of transmission, starting fires all over cities and killing people left and right and pissing everyone off, the gov't needed to step in. Well, now energy again can't do its job without hurting people, but this time it's destroying America -- nationalize it.