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Originally Posted by Rochard
So according to you no one needs to pay their utilities ever again. Or any other bill for that matter. Everyone can now just default on all their bills and the worst thing that happens is that your utilities gets turn off.
It doesn't work like that. If you fail to pay your bill, the service gets disconnected. Keep in mind that they don't disconnect you until your three or four months later. Then they move on to the next step, which is collections. Then - and at this point it's been nearly a year since the first late notice - they move on to legal filings, and sue you in court. That's another six month process. At this point the original $400 now includes interest, late fees, additional costs for collection attempts, and now attorney fees.
In the mean time you have your local city government, which provides us with sewage. In my case it's sewage, garbage, and water - All for $80 a month. My local city government is going broke, laying off police officers, firemen, closing down fire stations and police offices, and slashed the medical benefits of the very people who provide me with my sewage, water, and garbage. But in your world it's not important for this person not to pay for their service and then cost the local city government even more expenses...
And then you bitch about how the city is providing less.
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The politicians in your local governments, just like in the federal government, have driven the city into bankruptcy. These extremes you're seeing now, such as losing a home due to a utility bill, are the result of mismanagement and corruption at the local, state, and federal levels of government. They are the real reasons people are subjected to such absurd collections.
Beyond all that, to actually agree with someone losing a home over a $400 bill is horrible and makes you the dick you've already made yourself out to be in this thread.
