Same as seat belt and helmet laws - they are designed to promote the public welfare and save public costs at a small cost in personal freedom (the right to act recklessly?). Who pays for the hospital bills of brain-damaged unhelmeted motorcyclists without insurance? We all do, whether you realize it or not.
Similarly, the cumulative savings in energy efficiency from a national perspective are worth the cost and inconvenience - as determined by your/our democratically elected representatives - of phasing out incandescent bulbs for more efficient lighting. On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > I don't identify as a tea partier, and I have no problem with you using > CFLs in your home if that's what you want to do. I do have a problem with > the federal government micromanaging what should be a free market choice. > It's nothing to do with incandescent bulbs in particular, they are just a > concrete example. > > Allan > > > On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:32 +0000, astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: > > They are pro incandescent. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
