Rejoice: Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Suspended

Townhall.com ^ | December 16, 2011 | Kate Hicks

[NVDave]

He ain’t smokin’ nothin’.

The man is stone-cold sober, awake and making careful, accurate appraisal of the situation around him.

[ExGeeEye]

How much, and how much you want for it?

[cripplecreek]

I must know dozens of people who would happily start small businesses out of their homes but don’t want to run afoul of a dozen different regulatory agencies and IRS.

I looked into “legally” starting a small engine repair business. It would cost me more than I would make and if I were successful and hired a few employees I’d just run into another wall of regulation.

[null and void]

Figures. I just stocked up.

[Cold Heart]

I suspect GE initiated the ban.

[cripplecreek]

Fred Upton, R-MI, was the sponsor of the legislation that banned 100W incandescent light bulbs from sale in the US.

The poster child for why "Any republican is better than any democrat" is a bull puckey mantra spouted by morons who don't think for themselves.

[null and void]

Now if they would also allow us to buy toilets that work properly and don’t need to be cleaned daily because they hold virtually no water in them. That’s another favorite example of government micromanagement of our lives.

Thank you, Sen Al Gore.

[Pan_Yan]

The bill doesn’t actually amend the 2007 law, but does prohibit the administration from spending any money to carry out the light bulb standards — which amounts to at least a temporary reprieve.

The mechanisms are still in place. They might not enforce it on January 1, but it's coming. Once again the only victories The Stupid Party wins against The Evil Party are short term and meaningless.

[FoxInSocks]

I wonder how many light bulb manufacturers went out of business in anticipation of the ban?

All of them. From a September 2010 Washington Post article:

"WINCHESTER, VA. - The last major GE factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s.

The remaining 200 workers at the plant here will lose their jobs.

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[vette6387]

“I do my damnedest to find any brand other than GE.”

The last GE bulbs I bought were made in Romania or some other Eastern European Country. Immelt is scum!

[runninglips]

This is a win/win for the enviro-nazis and the Republican enablers. The nazis get the light bulb banned, and the Republicans get to say they did something about it. Frankly, there is an F word I would normally use in this situation, to address to them all. Anyone seriously supporting Obama, or the Republicans pushed through the political system, that clean the leavings on the Marxists derrieres, deserves what is coming. Did they defund the Obama care yet? Did they even make a cut to spending yet?

[US_MilitaryRules]

What about vitamins? Are they not going to be banned after the 1st?

[bgill]

both sides of the aisle bowed to widespread public pressure

As well they should. Too many times they forget We the People are their bosses.

[FatherofFive]

Just curious - should we buy those closed plants, and start marketing a 99 watt bulb?

I don't want the mercury bulbs in my house.

The democrats try to ban mercury in coal fired generating plants, but mandate mercury in light bulbs.

And a single volcano puts more mercury into the environment than all other sources combined. Go figure.

[Jukeman]

Hell, just start doing it. Damned the regulations. Around my area, if we want to do something, we just do it. Do it on a cash only basis if you can.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm sure China has plenty of incandescent light bulb manufacturing capacity to fill our needs.

Perhaps that was the plan all along?

[cripplecreek]

Oh I do lots of “favors” and have “favors” done for me in return.

[bgill]

Was the 55 mph speed limit suspended?

There are many highways and smaller roads that have gone back to 70. Of course, now the problem is it's more likely you'll get caught in a speed trap not knowing a section is 55 when you've been going 70 for the past 30 miles.

[Smokin' Joe]

I wonder how many light bulb manufacturers went out of business in anticipation of the ban?

How many won't continue or re-start manufacturing because they aren't funding enforcement? Those jobs are gone...

[raccoonradio]

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