When businesses aren’t on right’s side
Guest columnist Ryan T. Anderson (“Liberals show hypocrisy on religious liberty laws,” Opinion, April 17), decries the threats posed by business and industry organizations in response to the various laws being enacted around the country in the name of “religious freedom.” How interesting to hear some on the right wing complaining when the “power of the marketplace” is used to force political change.
That has always been the “staple” of conservative organizations like Heritage when arguing against any form of government intervention. “Use the power of the market” has been their clarion call. How times have changed.
GORDON P. RONDEAU, MARIETTA
PSC should be punished if rates are raised
I was outraged at reading Matt Kempner’s excellent column in the AJC Business section (“Georgia Power aims to dump its overruns on you,” April 17) and learning that Georgia Power is, once again, asking the Public Service Commission to cover the massive cost overruns of a nuclear facility by raising the rates of ratepayers. This is the second time Georgia Power’s sheer incompetence in building nuclear facilities has resulted in a massive cost overrun at Plant Vogtle. This time the shareholders of the Southern Co. should bail out Georgia Power for its incompetence. Raising the rates of the Georgia Power ratepayers would constitute a massive transfer of wealth from poor and middle-class ratepayers to wealthy Southern Company shareholders. Favoritism to the wealthy is one reason for growing income inequality. If the PSC raises the rates, they should be removed from office. They would be revealed to be slaves to the shareholders. This would constitute theft by taking.
WALTER WATKINS, ATLANTA
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