I agree. Why am I required by law to carry 1 in a million insurance on things but the government can exclude contingency plans for high power usage? If it happens 4 times every 150 years, then why would you take the risk of not being prepared when millions of lives are at risk?
Honestly, this doesn't seem like a left or right issue. If the government tasked private companies to account for this rarely occurring contingency, private enterprise would be screaming "socialism" "undue burden" "too much red tape." The other way around, you get what you're seeing now.
I agree. Why am I required by law to carry 1 in a million insurance on things but the government can exclude contingency plans for high power usage? If it happens 4 times every 150 years, then why would you take the risk of not being prepared when millions of lives are at risk?
Usually it always boils down to $.
Honestly, this doesn't seem like a left or right issue. If the government tasked private companies to account for this rarely occurring contingency, private enterprise would be screaming "socialism" "undue burden" "too much red tape." The other way around, you get what you're seeing now.
Because they can