OPINION: Obama's Light Bulb Regulation Not a New or Bright Idea

By Competitive Enterprise Institute , From Economy to Ecology - June 30, 2009

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Eager to sustain his regulatory whirlwind, President Obama is now calling for efficiency standards for household and business lighting. As if the climate-themed energy rationing bill that just blew through the House wasn’t enough, the White House now wants to force lamp and light bulb manufacturers to make their products use less energy . This plan appears modeled after the ambitious fuel efficiency standards applied to the now decimated auto industry and Obama’s order to ... Read the Full Article
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OPINION: Obama's Light Bulb Regulation Not a New or Bright Idea
  • Blackbird
    Philosophy 101

    So to be succinct, if B is better than A, I'm going to buy B (hence, no need to "ban" A). If B is not better than A, wait for C and keep the frigging govt out of it!

    - BlackbirdUS July 1, 2009 1:06PM

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    • peterDub
      RE Philosophy101

      "So to be succinct, if B is better than A, I'm going to buy B (hence, no need to "ban" A).
      If B is not better than A, wait for C and keep the frigging govt out of it!"

      :-)
      If B is not better than A, no need to ban A either.

      If waiting for C,
      and it turns out better/not better than A...
      still no reason to ban A.

      - peterDubIE July 6, 2009 6:01PM

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