SHOCKING
Power To The People
Feel the shift
The family split into two groups — one for each box fan. They made sure to stay in rooms opposite the sun. This summer, as with most recent, seemed to be full of record highs. Ol’ Ms. Brettina down the street didn’t heed the warnings — losing everything, in the end.
They sipped Scotch, neat — many secretly still despising the taste. This year’s executive retreat was held at the CEO’s new vacation home with wide-open views — from the mountain’s peak.
He was able to pull a few strings to build where he wanted — paying out the wazoo to have it finished in time to parade his new gem.
The writing was on the wall, given the fact they saw bluebonnets on February 4th, normally a mid-March sight.
They loved the wildflowers, but struggled keeping them alive through the end of April. Record heats were one thing, but water restrictions really did its damage. Life is more difficult when resources are capped — for the people that pay fair market value.
The tax breaks they received were a selling point. Yes, they’d have to fund a few out-of-state trips each year to make appearances at the technologically heavy crypto mines, but the savings covered them all, and then some — a lot of some.
“This next year, we’re adding a revenue line to the budget, for the profit we’re expecting from selling back our prepaid energy — a real cash cow this year.”
His self-proclaimed lap dog, the CFO, couldn’t hold back the urge to tack on his two cents.
“Well, fair to say you’ve created a system that’ll legally force the many to cover our losses, while we shut down operations to ‘help’ the situation.”
They all stared in bewilderment — he had broken the first rule of light club.
A few winters back, the family had to sell a big chunk of their equipment to pay for the electricity they used to survive during troubling times.
To no surprise, they didn’t have much option — being a bottom rung and all.
“With the bonuses from Operation Squeeze The Juice, expect to build your own homes like mine — on lower peaks, of course.
It’s amazing how the fair market value can really benefit a select few — when the public is in dire need.”
They felt their co-op took advantage of the situation — price gouging the little guy. With so much lost, they weren’t able to contribute to the collective movement — aimed at pushing back against such malpractices.
They did what they deemed more beneficial — kept their noses to the grindstone and pushed forward.
“What a time to be alive. We drain power from the people, while chasing after money fabricated from code — remembering to graciously ‘thank’ the officials that grant us so many rights. This is winning.”
Writer’s Note: To get a better understanding of what could happen where you live, check out an article that inspired this work.
