This also serves of an example of how business/gov’t collude.
G&E and Phillips actually don’t support repealing the ban because they have already shifted their manufacturing.
You see, they were large enough businesses to handle this kind of retooling. That results in “little gys” going out of business.
This kind of regulation not only serves to oppress us, but to ensure the market share of big players at the expense of the smaller ones.
Yes, we need to protect the little guys.
I think medium and especially small business is good for America in almost every way. you have watch out for the mega-monsters like GE. They seem to be the type that give money to the Dems and support bad ideas like the AGW scam.
Exactly right. Big business offers bribes (uhmm, cough...PAC and/or campaign contributions) and the politicians do their bidding.
Yes,shifted manufacturing to mercury laden CFL. Then, 20 years down the road they will rake fortune by charging for soil cleanup from mercury contamination.