That is an extraordinarily arrogant and entitled attitude. Our electricity is not "free"; it is included in our rental costs. Therefore, if tenants tend to abuse this structure to consume massive amounts of "free power" then everyone's rent would be increased to compensate.
The correct collectivist response is to be quite frugal with my own electricity and water usage, so that I do not adversely impact my own rent or that of my neighbors. If everyone chooses this frugality, then we may enjoy years of low rental costs and reduce the burden on our entire grid.
Unfortunately, I cannot count on my neighbors to be considerate or frugal, and that leaves me more or less helpless in terms of collective resource usage.
That is an extraordinarily arrogant and entitled attitude. Our electricity is not "free"; it is included in our rental costs. Therefore, if tenants tend to abuse this structure to consume massive amounts of "free power" then everyone's rent would be increased to compensate.
The correct collectivist response is to be quite frugal with my own electricity and water usage, so that I do not adversely impact my own rent or that of my neighbors. If everyone chooses this frugality, then we may enjoy years of low rental costs and reduce the burden on our entire grid.
Unfortunately, I cannot count on my neighbors to be considerate or frugal, and that leaves me more or less helpless in terms of collective resource usage.