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smileylovesgaming Yes and No.. Of course someone pays..However, there is a catch.. First, the cost of provision of services can be subsidized to those who can least afford it. (Which you are going to say is a bad thiing.. But wait) The long term cost of lost working production while people are ill, due to extreme cold (or heat) and the cold of the health care of the chronicly ill. Or for that matter, the cost of the police, insurance, courts and prisons for those in poverty and unable to be employed due poor education or bad attendance due to ill heath is actually more of a burden on the nation than paying for those services. The numbers have been done on that. It is just that the short term gain for the rich Trumps (pun intended) the longer term good.. Before you scoff at that, consider the rapid advance of China in industry. Because they have a healthy, educated and maintained workforce.. Sure, profit making ventures should pay for utilities. But there is no reason not to include the worker under a certain income level in provision of electricity and water..It is a form of wage support that actually relieves pressure on employers to give wage increases. And on the government to increase unemployment and other benefits..😷
