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patphil

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9. Huge gas companies get $1 million dollar fines. Wow! That's like me getting a $20. parking ticket.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Sep 3, 2022, 04:11 PM

Sep 2022

I think there's a couple "0"'s missing after the "1".

And what is a Railroad Commission doing regulating the energy sector of the economy? Couldn't Texas afford a dedicated Energy Commission?

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Texas gas companies face fines up to $1 million for failing to prepare for extreme weather [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 OP

The odds of the Texas Railroad Commission levying a $1 million fine TexasTowelie Sep 2022 #1

and had been forever, from what I recall reading. elleng Sep 2022 #2

1 million is chump change for those fuckers Skittles Sep 2022 #3

"Lazy" poor people die, huge profits made off of The Unmitigated Gall Sep 2022 #6

repukes, they do not care Skittles Sep 2022 #8

1 million is chicken feed yankee87 Sep 2022 #4

Exactly what I was thinking. Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 #7

Shithole governor...shithole problems The Unmitigated Gall Sep 2022 #5

Ted Cruz - Tough as Texas... on the road again keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #11

Huge gas companies get $1 million dollar fines. Wow! That's like me getting a $20. parking ticket. patphil Sep 2022 #9

"California is now unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable elec keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #10