• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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      More of a New Deal “these poor, ignorant hillbillies aren’t going to and can’t afford to electrify themselves” kind of thing.

      It’s why utilities are cheap in the area.

      Can’t wait for these fuckers to see what happens when it gets fully privatized. It was already quasi-privatized but there’s tons of price controls Republicans have been itching to strip.

      • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Yep. And the TVA is the go-to example when folks in the region talk about eminent domain. Whole towns disappeared under dam waters.