For a while now, we have been told that our natural gas bills will be skyrocketing this coming heating season. My question is a very simple one: Why?
We have recently been gouged at the gasoline pumps and now it seems that the oil producers, who, by the way, also provide us with natural gas, are getting ready to sock it to the consumers again by doubling or tripling our heating bills this winter.
If you remember, a couple of years ago, the gas companies tried to do the same thing. What they found was stiff protests from consumers and they backed off. The truth is that there is no logical reason to charge consumers these excessive prices. Those who have limited income and cannot afford to pay such high prices could very well have their lives put at risk.
This is not a mere economic issue. It’s a matter of life and death for some. Who speaks for them?
We live in a time of unbridled greed in this country. Should we believe that our government and big business no longer care for those who live on the economic edge of society? What kind of a country and people are we, if we allow this to happen without any protest?
