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What's the alternative? If the electric company's not allowed to shut off service to non-paying customers, what would stop someone from just shredding every single electric bill they receive?

If everyone knows there's no consequence for ignoring a bill, why would anyone ever pay?

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Wage garnishment? Works for child custody, use it for something more critical.

If they don't have wages, allowing people to relocate with a large time frame from delinquency (like 3 months) without electricity cuts.

Debt accumulation without interest whose payments can be garnished from wages once pay arrives.

There are many ways of solving the problem if there's will to do so.

I've seen wage garnishment work terribly. A guy works at my company for a week or two and then ghosts once we get the state letter mandating wage garnishment for child support. One woman (of many this particular charmer owed) was owed over $25k, and she will almost certainly never see a dime.

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