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If one of the grocery chains announced that it would not raise any of its prices for five years, after a modest increase, people would cry,
”Hallelujah!” Newspapers and TV stations around the country would herald the news. Consumer groups would urge other stores to follow suit.
If a utility announced that it would not raise rates for at least five years, after a small increase, some people would conduct protest
demonstrations. Consumer groups would cry, ”Illegal!” A state commission would convene to look for loopholes to prevent this affront from occurring.
Commonwealth Edison must feel it inhabits a strange part of the world.
