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To: tejek who wrote (624288)	9/5/2011 2:46:27 PM
From: TimF	4 Recommendations Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1576397

Speed the day, I said. When fully implemented in 2020, the new lighting efficiency standards should shave $85 off the average American household's annual electric bill. That's somewhat questionable, but it is true that they will save most people money, whatever the exact amount is. The problem is that the cost of electricity for light bulbs is only one factor in deciding whether they want to buy them. Harrop doesn't like the way they look. Other people don't like the light they put out, or maybe they break more than their fair share of bulbs and don't want to deal with the mercury or with paying more for each bulb they have to replace. Other people may have less concrete or even sillier reasons. But silly or important, concrete or vague, any reason should be good enough, what type of light bulb we use shouldn't be any of the federal government's business. Having such decisions made by government edict is an example of creeping totalitarianism, and also is one more example of the federal government exceeding it constitutionally granted powers.