Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

When socialism saved the day

Must have been the socialism! Oh wait, Texas doesn’t do socialism. Texas has its own power grid, completely controlled by capitalism — no regulations, no government involvement, all functioning based on private business and profit motives. What could go wrong? Texas don’t need no stinking cooperation with other entities when the power goes out.

Almost from the first hour of the recent extreme weather event and subsequent power outings, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was howling for help and declaring an emergency. Here comes FEMA with power generators and all sorts of other aid, but that has nothing to do with socialism — must be almighty capitalism at work.

Just show the people with no power or water or snow plows your dictionary with definitions showing the difference between those two isms. See how that works out, see if it helps. Texas don’t need no stinking socialism.