CMP Is Now Resorting To Extortion

A lot of Maine folks (being smarter than most) have rejected the "Smart Meters" proposed by Obama and as put forth by CMP.

So, CMP has taken a page from ObamaCare - penalize those who do not want to be subjugated or forced into submission.

We now are blessed with a "choice" - we can go with the Smart Meter, or a Smart Meter Lite, or we can go with the old standby "electro-mechanical" meter we already have. With one major change - if you want to go with the "electro-mechanical" meter, you will be charged $40 for installation (even thouh it's already installed) and an extra $12/month, every month for something you already have, and are already paying for - the cost of your meter and the meter reader is already built into your bill. So, this is actually double-billing.

Does anyone here recall the old "protection rackets?" You know, the old, "We won't hurt you as long as you pay us for protection." Well, that is what this (and ObamaCare) is - a government authorized extortion racket, brought to us courtesy of the Chicago mob-style of politics.

And they get away with it because they are a monopoly - where else will you get electricity?

Extortion - there is no other name for it.

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