Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  toolman writes:  in
response to soccerdaddy2003:  If I am reading this right, they
are asking to stop paying for (subsidizing) the electric bills
of residences in the area. Why should they?  Quoting the
article: "State aid: Alcan's Schneider indicated the smelters
will seek help from the state to preserve the high-paying jobs.
"  Who do you think the "state" is? It's taxpayers.