A little common sense, please?! People, in general, do not want to pay more, (much more!), for something that produces the same results, even if it saves them money in the long run.

Writing a law and forcing it upon the masses is something we should all hate. It’s “slippery’slope” ideology, like high-taxation on cigarettes or the coming change in the way television is broadcasted.

Don’t get me wrong. The eventual outcomes of the above-mentioned are good! I object to the use of force in obtaining the results. Laws should be written to protect us, not bash us over the head. Remember ‘freedom’? Freedom to choose?

Our government could do a lot in the way of reducing the high price of the new bulb. They could also do a better job of informing the masses as to why they should be buying the new bulb. Handcuffing us is not the answer!

From light bulbs to clothes washers, the energy law passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in December will change many of the appliances in the average American home.

[...]If every American household replaced just one incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the country would conserve enough energy to light 3 million homes and save more than $600 million annually. It would be as if 800,000 cars were taken off the road, according to a Web site maintained by the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Homeowners’ reluctance prompted lawmakers to illuminate the path forward. The new energy law says that in 2012, any bulb emitting the amount of light a 100-watt bulb does today must use only 72 watts. In 2014, 40-, 60- and 75-watt bulbs will have to cut energy consumption by similar percentages.