Public Utilities
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Status Quo Option: Keep the Existing Plank. For all platform categories
we have the option of doing nothing; that is accepting what the LP already
has.
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The LP Platform Currently Reads
The Issue: We believe government involvement
in the provision of utilities has weakened our free market and limited the
development and availability of state of the art services.
The Principle: The right to offer, on the
market, such services as garbage collection, fire protection, electricity,
natural gas, cable television, telephone, or water supplies should not be
curtailed by law.
Solutions: We advocate the termination
of government-created franchise privileges and governmental monopolies for
such services.
Transitional Action: All rate regulation
in industries providing these services should be abolished.
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