Dan_Musicant wrote:

I use CFL's not to save the planet but because
in the long run, I save money.

I get it, like a lot of people you believe in being selfish, and
worse, you ridicule people who do things for reasons other than
selfish reasons.

It's called the "Invisible Hand." When everyone acts in their own best
interests, the overall good is magnified.

When everyone is compelled to act in what is presumed to be the best
interest as determined by a few, we have disaster.