no need to pay PEPCO bill now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s ridiculous in 2026 that lower income and economically disadvantaged people even have to pay for electricity at all. There should be a city voucher program to cover electricity cost for people with incomes under a certain threshold. The entire program could be funded with a very small fee on the electric bills of commercial users and high income households.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's ridiculous anyone has to pay for electricity it's a human right like healthcare or food or a house with spa showers.

+1,000

In other countries, electricity is minuscule, it cost no more than $10/month. Places like Asia, South Africa, Middle East.

I dont know why Americans think they are getting a better product when spending cost more $$$$.

Newsflash you're not! What you are getting is robbed from corporations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s ridiculous in 2026 that lower income and economically disadvantaged people even have to pay for electricity at all. There should be a city voucher program to cover electricity cost for people with incomes under a certain threshold. The entire program could be funded with a very small fee on the electric bills of commercial users and high income households.

+100

Retired boomers have low incomes but high networths. Are we really going to subsidize those people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s ridiculous in 2026 that lower income and economically disadvantaged people even have to pay for electricity at all. There should be a city voucher program to cover electricity cost for people with incomes under a certain threshold. The entire program could be funded with a very small fee on the electric bills of commercial users and high income households.

+100

Retired boomers have low incomes but high networths. Are we really going to subsidize those people?

You are assuming there aren't poor boomers? Are you assuming that everyone in Wards 2 and 3, is rich living off their dividends? What about the rest of DC ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would probably be more effective to eliminate all lottery tickets, which is sadly where many poor people waste their money.

WTF?! What makes you think that you know anything at all about how poor people live? You read an article somewhere and now you’re an expert?