Tiberius Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2013/12/26/stock-up-now-january-1-is-lightbulb-ban-n1768660 Awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Damn those obstructions racist sexist bible-thumping gun-toting teabaggers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 http://townhall.com/...lb-ban-n1768660 Awful! and you think that this is the kind of thing with which the federal government should involve itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I've had LED for a long time now. Less Heat, and they never go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I've had LED for a long time now. Less Heat, and they never go out. and there's no mercury vapor in them, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 and there's no mercury vapor in them, either. Do I have to buy that seperatly now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Hey, The department of energy has a budget of what, about $30 billion per year? This has to be one of their signature accomplishments. http://townhall.com/...lb-ban-n1768660 Awful! It is awful. Low income people might be forced to live in the dark if they can't afford the fancy new high priced bulbs. They may be forced to choose between food, healthcare or illumination. That creep Bush didn't provide a subsidy on the higher priced mandated product. Edited December 30, 2013 by keepthefaith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Do I have to buy that seperatly now? nope, it's conveniently included in all the newer twisted fluorescent lights mandated to replace incandescent bulbs, so thanks to the democrats you no longer have to look in two places for household illumination and mercury vapor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 It is awful. Low income people might be forced to live in the dark if they can't afford the fancy new high priced bulbs. They may be forced to choose between food, healthcare or illumination. That creep Bush didn't provide a subsidy on the higher priced mandated product. We need a federally-mandated state-level online marketplace that allows low-income people who find a lack of incandescent bulbs a hardship a place to by expensive CFL bulbs at competitive, federally subsidized prices and not get gouged by the bad apples in the light bulb industry. Unless they already have incandescent light bulbs...if you like your incandescent light bulb, you can keep it*. Period. *does not apply to incandescent light bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 *does not apply to incandescent light bulbs. that made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 We need a federally-mandated state-level online marketplace that allows low-income people who find a lack of incandescent bulbs a hardship a place to by expensive CFL bulbs at competitive, federally subsidized prices and not get gouged by the bad apples in the light bulb industry. Unless they already have incandescent light bulbs...if you like your incandescent light bulb, you can keep it*. Period. *does not apply to incandescent light bulbs. That's some funny ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Still available, 48 bulbs cheap. http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-4-Packs-48pc-100-Watt-GE-Soft-White-Light-Bulbs-Household-Incandescent-/111244600332?pt=US_Light_Bulbs&hash=item19e6b1e40c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The press has really done its job on this one: Majority of Americans still in the dark about incandescent light bulb phase-out. “The Jan. 1 deadline to end production of 60- and 40-watt incandescent light bulbs is fast approaching, but most Americans aren’t even aware that their traditional light sources will soon become a rare commodity, according to one consumer survey.” . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The press has really done its job on this one: Majority of Americans still in the dark about incandescent light bulb phase-out. “The Jan. 1 deadline to end production of 60- and 40-watt incandescent light bulbs is fast approaching, but most Americans aren’t even aware that their traditional light sources will soon become a rare commodity, according to one consumer survey.” . What, you missed the nine-page, in-depth NYT investigation that concluded incandescent light bulbs will still be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Bush bad? But seriously this was one craptastic law. When it was passed LEDs were nowhere near commercially viable and the law's hopes were pinned to CFLs, which were and are a horrendous replacement to incandescent. The LED will end up saving the asses of the idiots who passed the laws and few brain dead in the press outside the WSJ would point out the insanity of the law. Edited December 31, 2013 by GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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