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fescuerescue

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24. It's probably harmless

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #14)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 02:05 PM

Dec 2019

and probably gets him a few votes.

Like you said, they are not going to spin up the industry again. The incandescent bulb industry is dead and buried.

He get's to appeal to his base and remind a few that they need to go vote for him again.

But the impact of the legislation is nill beyond pandering.

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The Trump administration just overturned a ban on old-fashioned lightbulbs [View all] Zorro Dec 2019 OP

They are as bright kacekwl Dec 2019 #1

Do they even make very many incandescent bulbs anymore? Aristus Dec 2019 #2

Swamp SammyWinstonJack Dec 2019 #3

I just changed several incandescent bulbs to LED. Much more light from LED bulbs. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #4

this is beyond stupid Takket Dec 2019 #5

Don't give them any ideas. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #9

would be hilarious handmade34 Dec 2019 #6

Republicans, with trump in particular, feel that regulations are inherently bad Poiuyt Dec 2019 #7

To RWNJ's Turbineguy Dec 2019 #8

Why would anyone want one after the LEDs? nt doc03 Dec 2019 #10

LOL, it's like anti-vaxxers HAB911 Dec 2019 #11

Let them pay higher electric bills. Ilsa Dec 2019 #12

this is what he was talking about with flushing; low flow water fixtures are going away next. Captain Zero Dec 2019 #13

That's really stupid of him. Does he thing manufacturing of them will MineralMan Dec 2019 #14

It's probably harmless fescuerescue Dec 2019 #24

I have mostly LED lights in my house. Tracer Dec 2019 #15

I always check the color temperature on the box. Liberal In Texas Dec 2019 #17

No you're not Polybius Dec 2019 #23

Everything in my house that can be replaced with an LED is Liberal In Texas Dec 2019 #16

He also wants to help out buggy whip manufacturers. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2019 #18

Who would even buy them? ooky Dec 2019 #19

There are a few corner cases fescuerescue Dec 2019 #21

They aren't going to spin up the factories to make them fescuerescue Dec 2019 #20

Stupid! ProfessorGAC Dec 2019 #22