Government pays $10 million for $50 light bulb

[daveman]

the reason the government is willing to subsidize is to lower energy demand. LED bulbs use between 1/3rd and 1/30th the amount of power of a CFL and an incandescent. there was a thread on here complaining about rising utility prices (for the water utilities). if this lowers your utility prices and the government is helping subsidize the cost how is this a losing situation? your not being forced to do anything and you still get to choose what you want.

You're being forced to subsidize something you may not want for yourself.

Also, utility rates are rising due to the actions of that same government.

the government provides tax subsidies to the oil industry that i disagree with. at least this lowers energy demand which in effect lowers energy consumption, which in effect lowers utility bills, which in effect lowers pollution.

what exactly are those oil subsidies doing for us?

I don't know. How do they lower demand and consumption?

 

[daveman]

There's nothing in that eyeroll that says she should have her right to chose taken away. That's you making shit up. But it's what you do best.

No, what I do best is not believing leftist horseshit.

I'm glad that you agree that he didn't say she should have her right to chose taken away.

Didn't you say making shit up is a bad thing? Or is it different -- somehow -- when you do it?