Posts that cover the broad issue of fairness in society in regard to jobs, insurance, business startup, etc.

High Electricity Bills? Get Used to It!

The West Virginia Public Service Commission is a bridge between energy consumers and energy producers. It negotiates and ultimately approves the rates that energy producers charge, but it's supposed to factor into those decisions the ability of consumers to pay their energy bills. To Jim Bauman it's pretty clear that what the producers want is way more important than what the consumers want. Because today West Virginians pay among the highest energy bills in the country, significantly higher than any of our surrounding states.

The Dilemma of the Independent Voter

A brief consideration of the social and political forces that distinguish Democrats from Republicans and the attraction that these established political parties have to Independent voters. Although either party can overreach when it's in power, the overreach of the Republican party looks to be a threat to democracy itself. It will be interesting in our elections to see how Independents view this threat.

Is Vaccination Policy Fair?

The Republican dominated legislature in West Virginia is trying to undo one of the successful health policy measures in the state. Vaccinations mandated for public school enrollment have largely kept WV from the wave of measles outbreaks in all our surrounding states. Republicans, including all six representing Jefferson County, have voted to weaken this mandate.