Let there be light.
CFLs make as much sense as goobermint mandated toilets.
Repeal this stupid “greenie” law.
Save the Light bulb vote Republican 2012.
You know, I never studied economics beyond the typical 5th-grade supply/demand, cost/price/profit stuff, but they didn't teach me that you could increase efficiency just by legislation.
They're doing it with cars, now with light bulbs. Who woulda thunk it?
Why don't we just legislate the government to be more efficient?
Need incandescent light bulbs that’ll last for 10 years if used on average of seven hours a day? They are rated for 25,000 hours. You can buy them from a company that markets products to the hospitality industry.
http://www.nathosp.com/product/25k19_c/standard_incandescent_light_bulbs
You can purchase a 24 pk of standard A19 bulbs for about $25.00.
Where does that stupid RINO Fred Upton, who coauthored the light bulb ban, and then was made head of the energy subcommittee this year by our stupid RINO leadership stand on this?
Does he support repealing his own stupid bill? I sure hope so. Upton is a prime illustration of how seniority trumps everything else in the politics as usual GOP, no matter how lousy that senior politician is.
Welcome to The United States, up in lights, eh?
Might be better in the long run if he does veto it.
Distinctions need to be made.
I suppose the irony that this law was passed by a whole room full of dim bulbs is lost of them, huh?
who the hell is the federal govenment to tell me what kind of light bulbs to use...or what kind of toilet...or what kind of shower head....or to sort my garbage..or what kind of bags I get at the grocery store....or how many miles per gallon my truck gets....or how much electricity i get to use...please add to the list as you see fit
People in the US have lost their jobs already due to this act.
Politicians playing God because of their stupidity. I hate bureaucrats.
Just bought another case of 100W bulbs. If these idiots succeed in getting rid of them, I predict a thriving market on EBAY for these light bulbs based on my non-scientific experiment with Gore approved lights: 1) My wife hates them and complains their low light levels and greenish colors annoy her 2) the substantial extra cost per light bulb was not recouped by savings in electrical bills because most of them burned out about as fast as the incandescent lights and 3) these suckers are toxic, wait until landfills are full of them and oozing into the environment.
the green police come into our lives,
the green police they invade our homes,
police
police...
YES! I support this.
At the same time I am hoarding light bulbs.
Blah, blah, blah. All these reasons are utterly irrelevant. Are there no GOP types with the courage to say that this is a matter of freedom versus tyranny?
While we’re at it, can the Repubs also repeal the ban on real-flush toilets?
“Better Use of Light Bulbs Act (BULB)”
Cute.
But I’d support a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit naming legislation with anything other than the originating chamber and/or the principal sponsors, like the Smith/Jones Act, or S-1234.
Democrats always seem to name their bills something like “the peace and prosperity for all act” or “the children’s health improvement act” or some such crap.
Generally, the bills never do what the name implies anyway.
Good. The poison, mercury bulbs are terrible to read by. I have to turn on an old light if I want to see anything.
BTW, if Oboma expects me to go out of my way to "properly dispose" of one of those darn things, he'd better think again. Those mercury bulbs weren't my idea. They're going into the trash bag like everything else. Let him worry about the clean up later.