Welcome to the Texas “free-market” energy system! Massive failure AND massive bills. It’s a bonus!
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— Speculawyer 🇳🇴-American (@speculawyer) February 19, 2021

That kind of monthly spike in energy costs is enough to send most people into dire financial straits because they don’t have that kind of money. Few have enough to handle $500 in emergency spending, let alone thousands of dollars.

This too is on the GOP.