US Politics
The California Electricity Scandal: How Regressive Fees are Betraying the Poor and Undermining Democracy
California's mandatory electricity bill fees for 'public purpose' programs add nearly 37% to the average bill, forcing lower-income families to subsidize wealthier homeowners' rooftop solar systems. This is a shocking betrayal of economic justice, where regressive policies punish the poor to fund the lifestyles of the affluent, directly undermining the promise of equitable governance.
