Exercising Ignorance: Muskrat Falls and Me

To date I have not read a single article or column inch on the controversial Muskrat Falls development proposal.   I am not proud of my ignorance or crippled with shame.  I promise to learn more.  In the meantime. . .

My ears have been christened with chatter of The Falls.  This has to count for something.  I have heard it spoken of amongst co-workers.  On my brief morning and evening commutes to and from the office I listen to CBC Radio 1 and hear, again, the chatter.

Based on these subjective and non-scientific sources, here is what I think I know:

It’s sure going to cost a lot!

Here is what I feel I do know (Muskrat Falls or not):

the people who can afford their monthly electricity bill now will be able to afford it then;

the people who find it difficult to manage their monthly electricity bill now will find it difficult to manage it then;

the people who cannot afford electricity now will not be able to afford it then.

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There is room for error in the above conclusions.  There will be some movement between and within categories.  For example, some of the people who cannot afford electricity now will be dead then.  Death by hypothermia perhaps. . .