Executive Decision

By Kleinheider Posted on October 1, 2008 at 6:11 am

The Nashville Electric Service will be rounding up your electric bill and pass on the proceeds to charity. Unless you ask them not to:

The program has been dubbed “change for charity.” 80-percent of the funds collected will go to the Metro Action Commission, Big Brothers of Nashville, Ladies of Charity and for utility bill assistance. The rest will be available for grants to other charitable organizations.

But instead of customers choosing to participate, they will have to choose not to participate. Bills will by default be rounded up. An NES spokeswoman says opting out instead of opting in was an executive decision.

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Jim Boyd writes
October 1st, 2008 7:51 am

It seems there are always people in positions of power who are willing to take other’s money for ‘the greater good.’

Isn’t that nice of them?!? So now, Nashville Electric Service has gotten into the game too? And they’re trying to sneak in their grubbing penny grabbing by hiding and burying their grabbing in the bill?

It’s NOT THEIR F*****G MONEY!!

I’d find this new ‘tax’ easier to swallow if the directors matched from their own pockets, penny for stolen penny, contributions to a charity of MY choice!

(Anyway… wasn’t a movie done a few years ago where theives developed a software program designed to cash in on this ’round up’ scheme?)

“Millions for defense but not one penny for tribute” Rep. Robert Goodloe Harper - June 18, 1798.

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Bright & Early: Fork It Over Edition | Nashvillest writes
October 1st, 2008 9:02 am

[...] by 20% this month thanks to our friends at the Tennessee Valley Authority, but NES has decided that ’tis the season for giving. If you notice a markup on your next bill, it’s because they’re rounding up to the next [...]
NES pulls Office Space stunt @ in medias res writes
October 6th, 2008 11:09 pm

[...] they call it. I love it when the higher-ups are generous with other people’s money. More at Post Politics. Please [...]

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