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Mandela Barnes: “Energy rates have gone up 50%.”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Can a Governor freeze energy rates? Mandela Barnes explains his proposal

Published | Video Starts at 04:30

Well, let me, let me say this first because it is sort of wild that the concept of freezing the rates and capping executive pay and closing a revolving door for public service commissioners is more admonished than the fact that Energy rates have gone up 50%. Like this is the real problem. Rather have focused on the ladder. And it just speaks to the bigger problem that we have and why we have this system of haves and have nots. (04:30–04:32)

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