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Yeah - explain deregulation to my 70 year old neighbor who didn't know how to light her fireplace and asks me questions about how Netflix works.

You're right - every single Texan wants freedom and doesn't want help.

As an aside, have you ever been to Texas or met many Texans?

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Texans consistently vote for politicians who protect the rights of corporations over the rights of people and who are against most types of regulation. So your 70 year old neighbor should ask them why she doesn't have heat, not a random stranger on the internet.

If it is true (as other people are saying here) that the rules unexpectedly changed in the middle of the storm, then your comments may be based on incorrect assumptions.

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