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Rural Electric Companies Hit Hard by Keystone XL Cancellation
Rural Electric Companies Hit Hard by Keystone XL Cancellation (theepochtimes.com)
I am disappointed in the god fearing rural Americans taking part in what is clearly a socialist enterprise of electric coops
Especially surprised that the Epoch Time is seemingly supporting them
Cooperatives and Socialism | Common Ground
Rural Electric Companies Hit Hard by Keystone XL Cancellation (theepochtimes.com)
Electric co-ops are private companies that deliver electricity to their customers, also known as members. Rural electric cooperatives serve 56 percent of the nation and account for about 12 percent of total electricity sales in the United States, according to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
There are multiple co-ops in the area that range in size in terms of employees and areas they cover. West Central Electric has more than 3,671 members and covers more than 7,000 square miles, and Birkeland said the cancellation of the project hits small rural communities like Murdo especially hard.
I am disappointed in the god fearing rural Americans taking part in what is clearly a socialist enterprise of electric coops
Especially surprised that the Epoch Time is seemingly supporting them
Cooperatives and Socialism | Common Ground
The cooperative movement and socialism are distinct from each other, but they are close cousins. Socialism demands a whole-scale transformation of society's productive forces, and to immediately end Capitalism. Cooperatives are a little different--they seek to do the best they can democratically within whatever economic system is present. So, cooperatives aren't necessarily socialist, but they share a common root and are, in some cases, fully compatible with a Socialist society.
Cooperatives come in many different forms--from worker co-ops and consumer co-ops to producer - secondary - and hybrid co-ops, but each form shares critical features laid out in the principles by which they operate and the general structure of decision-making and governance within and between co-ops. For example--Common Ground does not have "shareholders," we have "stakeholders," and decision-making power is ultimately rooted in a democracy of consumers. That means you are in charge.