so i think if you look back at what s happened in recent years, i think some laws have been broken. they have not been doing what they were legally required to do. should they be prosecuted? well, there have been some prosecutions. the question is, has it been sufficient? but looking forward, i think we absolutely need to make sure the companies and their shareholders pay the price for this. they might argue that they re not making as much profit is other sectors. i don t believe them. i think there should be a sewage tax on top of their corporation tax to generate some of the funds. i don t think the dividends should be anywhere near what they ve been and given. i think they ve not been doing their legal obligations and the right thing over a period of time yet making profits. i think the regulator, the government has got to turn around to them and say the next few years you re not going to be making these sorts of profits. you ve got to invest. is sewage the new potholes, basically?
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