"Pete C." wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"Frank" frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Frank" frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote in message
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Dan_Musicant wrote:
Fact is you can find CF's that don't take a minute to get usable
light.
Some are nearly instant on. The only filament lamps I use at all are
maybe a couple I haven't bothered to change that I leave on for 5-10
minutes at a time only.

I find it grating to read posts which make fun of federal lawmakers.
I
wouldn't want to spend more than 10 minutes of every year sitting in
the
halls of congress. I know it's a madhouse, but walk a mile in their
shoes before you paint them all with the same brush.

Believe it or not, letting people do what they damn well please
doesn't
work in this country.
You must be in the 15% that thinks congress is doing a good job.
Let the market decide. I use CFL's not to save the planet but
because
in the long run, I save money.


You said "Let the market decide". That's pretty funny, although you
didn't mean it to be funny. "The market" includes millions of fools
who
have absolutely NO need for the special mechanical characteristics of
SUVs, but they bought them anyway because advertising told them to.
"The
market" made some pretty lousy decisions.

In your next message, you will say that "the market" will correct this
mistake. Don't count on it.
Here's a quote to ponder from Walter Williams:

"I'm afraid most Americans view such a liberty-oriented solution with
hostility. They believe they have a right to enlist the brute forces of
government to impose their preferences on others."

OK, then. How long do you think it's appropriate to wait before finding
out
that market-driven forces are not going to solve a problem? A year? 20
years? Two generations?

How long?

The governments purpose is to do our bidding and maintain our security
and infrastructure, not to preach to us what we should be doing or to
force the views of a minority on us. If the free market doesn't adopt
whatever is being preached it is a clear indication that the majority
simply doesn't want it.


News flash: If the government hadn't forced pollution standards, you'd
still be breathing a lot more crap from automobiles than you do now. Car
makers had absolutely NO incentive to tackle the problem, and consumers had
no buying choices that would've helped.

You will see more examples like this, and you will agree with the solutions.