Naturally, I blame Enron.

At the San Fran Chronicle via Romenesko’s Obscure Store:

Roomie shot and killed in spat over $1,000 utility bill

35-year-old Oakland musician and pot grower was killed by his roommate, who was angered by a $1,000 utility bill for the home they shared.

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Yes, indeed, it was clearly the dot-coms that jacked these poor saps’ rates up that high.
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Proving once again that guns don’t kill people, deteriorating economic circumstances do, statistically speaking.