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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43287453
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Under socialism, your utility bill would just be a massively subsidised token price you pay because housing and everything related would not be treated as a means of extracting profit…
To preface: Scotland does not have socialism.
But, water here is controlled by a quasi-publicly owned company and paid for via general home taxation (known as council tax). There is no meters tracking usage, we’re free to use as much as we wish.
I never have to think or worry about usage. If I need water I get water. It’s paid for as part of my general taxation, as you put it, a token price.
As an added bonus to being quasi-publicly run, as opposed to privately for profit, we’ve had very few of the water scarcity or quality scandals that have plagued England for years now. Resulting in national headlines, political campaigns, and court cases.
If the same were offered for other utilities I would be delighted.
I’m posting this comment so that people have real life examples they can refer to.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Water
Note: businesses still pay per usage, this setup is only for home use
The state isn’t there to lower utility bills for the “people”, it’s there to grow, protect capital (and subsequent expansion of exploitation) so it can compete with other states in the global market. You’ll only see mass renewable adoption after bourgeois state prices everything in and decides that it’s best course of action for capital growth
Before ai I was wondering what cool stuff could be done with excess power from cheap solar if it surpasses battery charging for overnight use
