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Income-Based Utilities Plan Is the Most California Plan Ever

It ignores basic economics in pursuit of ideology.

by Steven Greenhut

April 19, 2023, 11:03 PM

It’s no surprise that California officials have long struggled with basic economic concepts, but it is nevertheless surprising that they would embrace the latest plan to rework the way that the state’...

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Steven Greenhut is a senior fellow and Western region director for the R Street Institute. Write to him at sgreenhut@rstreet.org. His political views are his own.

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Income-Based Utilities Plan Is the Most California Plan Ever

It ignores basic economics in pursuit of ideology.