[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

You techie diehards out there may want to consider a second option........Change FCC, UL, EU, and CISPR standards to phase in all devices be manufactured to withstand EMP, including your VCR, coffee pot, and automobile so that economy of scale makes EMP affordable and implemented over the lifetime of a few cycles of consumer goods. It could be done without a national dog and pony show in the house and senate.

I would prefer a tax break for companies which spend money on EMP-proofing their products and tax breaks for individuals and companies buying EMP-proof equipment. There would be a dog and pony show, but in the end, the tax-breaks would create a manufacturing incentive and a market for EMP-proof items without having to deal with more regulation.

[blackdog]

All that would do is artificially inflate the costs. If you give tax breaks or credits, the market adjusts to that. It's much like the deductability of home mortgage interest. That alone inflates the price of housing by 20%. Make college expenses tax deductable and college tuition will adjust upward 28% in a year, matching the tax rate. Give tax breaks for electric cars and the cars will be crappy and expensive.

Give tax breaks for friggin nothing and nobody. It's just really vote buying and favors in return for campaign contributions to this corporation or that industry.