con grana sal hypervigilant?.......: note to self about slippery slope.
On Jan 17, 2008 10:57 PM, Omar Khyam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Perhaps. > > > The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the > inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. -- Winston > Churchill > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Cory Nott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:02:14 PM > Subject: RE: [Libertarian] A Nation of Dim Bulbs: Bush's energy bill bans > incandescent bulbs > > The problem here is that you are quoting from Section 323, whereas the media > and everyone else is focusing on section 322. You'll note as well that what > you have quoted from here is the Senate version of the bill, but it was the > House version that was sent to the President to sign. I conveniently provide > a link: http://energy. senate.gov/ public/_files/ getdoc1.pdf and invite you > to > visit page 96 where you will find this: SEC. 322. INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR > LAMP EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. > > This section regulates the manufacture of incandescent bulbs and has been > pointed out by many in the media, makes that manufacture so difficult and > expensive as to be a virtual ban on the bulb. > > Perhaps if you were to turn up the right information, you could raise your > rates and shovel less manure. > > Cory > > -----Original Message----- > From: Libertarian@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Libertarian@ yahoogroups. com] > On > Behalf Of Omar Khyam > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:35 AM > To: Libertarian@ yahoogroups. com > Subject: Re: [Libertarian] A Nation of Dim Bulbs: Bush's energy bill bans > incandescent bulbs > > ''(1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than October 1, > 19 2013, in accordance with guidelines issued by the > 20 Secretary, all general purpose lighting in Federal > 21 buildings shall be Energy Star products or products > 22 designated under the Federal Energy Management > 23 Program. > 24 ''( > http://energy. senate.gov/ public/_files/ S1419.pdf > > Cory, this is a one time good deal. Do not get used to it. > > I charge $38 an hour whether I am doing research, working with felons, or > shoveling manure. There is a minimum of one hour. The cost of researching > that specifically would be $38. > > If you had bought an hour's worth, it would go down to $3.80. Now that may > sound like a lot of money if it were applied to the service of shoveling > manure, but, as you can see, I am quite facile. > The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the > inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. -- Winston > Churchill > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Cory Nott <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > To: Libertarian@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:25:57 PM > Subject: RE: [Libertarian] A Nation of Dim Bulbs: Bush's energy bill bans > incandescent bulbs > > Normally that sort of information would turn up with a simple Google search, > but almost every news outlet , blog and in-depth analysis shows that the > phase-out of incandescent light bulbs applies to all of us. Assuming that > you are correct, why would they seeks to raise standards for manufacturing > which presumably affects everybody rather than just a phase-out of use in > Federal buildings? > > Perhaps you can provide us with a link providing support for your assertion, > or even the text of the portion of the bill that relates to light bulbs. > > From: Libertarian@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:Libertarian @ yahoogroups. com] > On > Behalf Of Omar Khyam > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:48 PM > To: Libertarian@ yahoogroups. com > Subject: Re: [Libertarian] A Nation of Dim Bulbs: Bush's energy bill bans > incandescent bulbs > > That law requires they be used in Federal buildings, not private homes. It > also requires the fuel economy standard have the bar raised for government > cars. I have no problem with employees driving cars from the carpool that > are more fuel efficient. > > Of course, never let the truth get in the way of a good story. > > . > > <http://geo.yahoo. com/serv? s=97359714/ grpId=24814/ grpspId=17050606 > 82/msgId= 5 > 8626/stime=12004518 12/nc1=3848641/ nc2=4836037/ nc3=5170419> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > ________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo. com/r/hs > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Libertaria n > Yahoo! Groups Links > > __________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >
