Herold: Avarice-sta PR Spins Away
Explanation Uno (from Avista PR people), and this was a real beaut: After telling us that they “feel our pain,” they go on to explain that it is very important that the company keep those dividends coming in, because — and here’s the really good part — many of their shareholders are elderly people who depend on those dividends. Wow! I must admit, I’d never heard the “elderly shareholder” dodge before. I don’t want to play the party pooper, but I just have to ask: What about all those elderly people who aren’t shareholders, but who also need gas and electricity? What about them?/Robert Herold, Inlander. More here.
Question: What should be done to stop the Avista from grabbing more of our hard-earned dollars?