Nice rant.
From out here in the cheap seat bleachers, one does get suspicious when the price increase bandwagon goes viral all over the place. Hmm, suspicious.
Ex. In the news recently people are opening their power & utility bills in Florida & North Carolina only to find an unannounced monthly billing increase that has very little if anything to do with a customer's usage. Generally, these increases are now calculated anywhere from around $10 to $30 a month with no explanation, even folks pumping or pulling electric energy off or onto the grid that have solar roofs. Let's call it what it is the new & improved profit gouging bandwagon.