utilities is fascism.
I disagree. I think the government, through a vote of the people, should do its best to protect its people from being blatantly taken advantage of.
Only if there is a fundamental equality of bargaining position between buyer and seller can there be the efficient allocation of resources necessary for the operation of a free enterprise economy.
Government is not perfect at it, ofc. Read here about some good and bad consumer regulations.
https://federalist.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/government-protection-of-consumers/