The incandescent light bulb has been completely outlawed
starting January 1, 2014. I am appalled that the federal government has spent a
moment of time on the issue of regulating light bulbs. Do we really believe
that the regulation of a light bulb is worthy of the time and effort of federal
bureaucrats? Never mind that this is not a constitutionally mandated activity
for the federal government.
The “do-gooders” have effectively used the federal
government and an emotional plea to convince otherwise smart people that the incandescent
light bulb is destroying the planet. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The incandescent light bulb as a matter of environmental concern ranks about as
far from the top as say the five gallon toilet flush. Until that is, the truth
about the new light bulbs is revealed as a hazardous material. People that
supported the effort to outlaw the light bulb are fools. Yes, that’s right, you’re
a fool if you think this is an important issue and that the federal government
has any role is this obvious fringe movement to “save the planet.” And to think
the federal government would be capable of an alternative to an American staple
is an even more discouraging tale of the citizen’s engagement in an issue
beyond emotion. It shows how easily an entire country can be fooled by a simple
appeal to our emotional senses.
What thinking Americans needs to understand is that the
environmental movement is actually a movement to control the citizen and attack
the capitalism that has made this country the greatest in the world.
Environmentalism is communism in disguise. There is a difference between people
that care about the environment and the organizations behind movements like
banning the light bulb. These groups prey on the American spirit to protect our
resources in a common sense manner. There is nothing common sense about Green
Peace, Earth First, or a million other radical groups. Their goal is to end
capitalism and choice.
Here is why the banning of the incandescent light bulb is
not about the environment. Although the new light bulb lasts a bit longer, if
the new light bulbs break you are told that a “hazmat” team is needed to clean up.
Here is an outtake from an EPA briefing on the new light bulbs: “
"In switching from incandescent light bulbs
to fluorescent light bulbs and CFLs our elected officials opened the door to a
massive mercury pollution problem across the United States threatening
landfills and drinking water supplies. Our elected officials have
been
derelict in making this information available to the public and providing the
necessary hazardous waste sites available for their recycling and disposal in
every local community [9]. And there should have been a massive public
education campaign to inform the public about these hazards. It is too late for
the fluorescent and CFL bulbs that have already been tossed into dumpsters and
landfills. We now can change this process through education and laws regarding
the hazardous material disposal of these bulbs [10].”
So what is the goal of environmental groups? You have to
wonder? But the thing we should all agree on is that the light bulb should not
be the concern of the federal government. Because if we look at the competence level
of “do gooders” + federal bureaucrats = total incompetence and inefficiency.
We would be much better off as a country if the EPA was
banned instead of a completely functional light bulb…
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