We are being scammed by utility companies! We need to wake up!

Trying to get moved into my new home and we have had nothing but trouble from the electric and the water companies. They seem to want you to do their job for them these days and then they charge an arm and a leg for terrible support. Ugh,ready to explode.

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• utility
• rip
• off
• water
• electric
• scam
• by
• wealthy

[TheBeeOBee]

Wow, sorry these companies are putting you through the ringer.

I have to pay a gas bill for my stove only...and i use about $2 worth of gas a month...but they tack on a $11 accounting fee...couple that with taxes and whatnot, i pay over $15 when I barely use my oven. Not a huge deal but what a pain.

Hopefully you get your water hooked up asap.

[Methadone4Life]

@TheBeeOBee Wow,good to hear from you Bee...miss the old days of tube fun. Hope things are going well for ya.

[angryislander56]

They seem to be fighting back in Wisconsin against the union breaking plot disguised as fiscal responsibility.

The federal budget is an obscene assault on the working class.

[Methadone4Life]

@angryislander56 Bravo to those freedom fighters in Wisconsin,we should all support them.

[LouieArrighi]

the utility pole story was scary. glad you made it out okay.

[Methadone4Life]

@LouieArrighi Yeah,I remember when you could get in MAJOR trouble if you even touched a utility pole,now they want you to do all the work and they come out and simply connect 3 wires..but we had to wire the box after purchasing the box and do all the conduit,anti-oxidation gel etc. It has cost about 400 bucks so far just to get the electric going. By the way,my brother is the one who scaled the pole as he is much better at that kind of work than I am. Well,take care bro and keep making vids!

[iLOVEsarrycrey]

It isn't just the republicans. It's politicians in general. Do you really think that ANYBODY outside of your family has your best interests at heart? Liberal or Conservative, it's all a huge waste of time and nothing more than a soap opera. These groups have taken over this country DECADES ago. All you can do is hold on to your core values and work hard and you will be rewarded. Just keep a good attitude. As far as the utility companies... They have you by the nuts. There's nothing you can do.

[Sparkanoid1]

Well thanks to the phenomenon of ambulance chasing we imported from your country I can assure you in Britain we don't have to climb up our own poles to connect any electricity.

[1880TimeTraveler]

I hear ya Brother, In my business I deal with them frequently, and they are a pain in the ass and hit you every way possible for fees, Thanks for venting for me!

[55ella2007k]

@ShaqZX Nope. I disagree. This is precisely what these 'motherfuckers' want - a violent uprising. Rest assured, their weapons are far superior than anything the people could muster. They can wipe out an entire city block, with a couple of drones overhead, faster than you can re-load whatever you have in mind. Non-cooperation is key to resisting... and there isn't enough of it. It's starting though... which is a small glimmer of hope. Look at Egypt :) non-violent revolution, mostly.

[55ella2007k]

Anyway... I always enjoy your vids. Here is another juicy little tid-bit about Wisconsin: The governor supports privatizing the utility companies there... this, after the infrastructure was built with PUBLIC MONEY. In other words, these private companies didn't even have to make any capital investments into the infra-structure, but will now reap the profits + gouge the customers. No-bid contracts, btw, and guess who's in on it? Yep, Koch Industries. Nice, heh?

[55ella2007k]

@55ella2007k >>>(continued 3): but, no....and we all know why. It's a threat to established power, once it starts competing with right-wing propaganda in equal measure. Can't have that. Not even with increased ratings. They'll keep Rachel for awhile, as a token, so nobody can say, hey, we didn't represent a leftish perspective. In Europe, she wouldn't even be considered as anything more than center-left, since she fails to critique Obama's cave-ins in economic terms.

[55ella2007k]

@55ella2007k >>>(continued): this brainwashing has been going on for over 30 years, and sadly, it is working for the most part. FOX news isn't the only the culprit, of course, they are just more obvious than most. The entire thing is insidious, including CNN, and yes, also MSNBC. Look what happened to Keith Olberman. Anybody who seriously goes against the status quo will be silenced, or sidelined. Sure, Keith + Rachel express left-of-center views, and why shouldn't they?

[55ella2007k]

@Methadone4Life Yep, I'm definitely supporting them ! This thing in Wisconsin isn't about the budget deficit at all - it's about union busting, period. Just as in the old days. Shit, the gov threatened to call out the National F*cking Guard, against peaceful protests? It's all happened before....and for the most part, the average American working class is exposed to right-wing talk radio and other crap 24/7. Virtually the entire media is owned by only 5 or 6 corporations.