Muskrat Falls – Doom & Gloom for Low-Income Families
Now that we've heard from all the high-ranking opponents/proponents on Muskrat Falls, it's time for the little people to weigh in. There are thousands of single pensioners, EI recipients, and minimum-wage earners who are struggling to keep their heads above water right now. How are they going to survive when expensive Muskrat Falls power kicks in? During the six cold months of winter, they will be faced with a possible $300.00/mo or more increase in their electrical bill, along with an everyday increase in goods and services that they need and use, including food, clothing, phone, cable, kids' education, property tax, car/home insurance, and the list goes on & on. The providers of these goods and services will be faced with the same electrical rate increase as everybody else, and will naturally pass along these increases to the consumers. Expect to see soup kitchen line-ups, empty food bank shelves, and all the shopping malls filled on a daily basis, not with customers, but with people trying to stay warm. When Premier Dunderdale, Wade Locke and Nalcor can tell the people how to survive, they can sign me up as a supporter of Muskrat Falls. Premier Dunderdale: Please don't put the financial burden of Muskrat Falls on the backs of low-income NL people by having them subsidize mainland power customers. Surely you won't have the gall to charge us approximately 16¢/kwh and sell it to mainlanders for 9¢/kwh, and don't ask us to move to the mainland to avail of cheaper power, because we can't afford to. Find a better arrangement for Muskrat Falls or scrap it. Submitted By: NULL
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