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2011-10-16 Economy

Green Lighting - Marketing More Money for Less Energy

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Posted by Bobby 2011-10-16 07:37|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The bottom line is that America has an abundance of cheap energy, and could have a huge amount more, except for government actively trying to stop energy development, solely to create an artificial shortage out of abundance.

It is literally insane, like declaring that a shortage of seawater exists, and demanding that all marine craft cannot float on water, but must fly above it like hovercraft, so as to "conserve seawater."

The bottom line is that socialism and government control only exists when there is shortage in *everything*. Thus government needs to ration *everything*. Like living on the Moon, where everything is in shortage.

The reason that *everything* must be in shortage, is because anything *not* in shortage becomes a de facto currency, that people can use to trade to achieve unequal portions based on what *they* need and want, *not* what government insists on giving them.

"I do not need a dozen ping pong balls, but I want three grapefruit. I will trade you for them." "I need a dozen more ping pong balls, and I have too many grapefruit, so you've got a deal."

A totally anti-state activity. "Capitalist anarchism" as far as socialists are concerned. "Unfair inequality".

And they are absolutist in their demand that "equality of everything" is the "highest good", so that *any* inequality is inherently evil and unfair. To the point where it is "better" that everyone have nothing, than that some people have and some people do not.

Thus it is better that all ping pong balls and grapefruit be confiscated and destroyed.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-16 11:57|| 2011-10-16 11:57|| Front Page Top

#2 "And they are absolutist in their demand that "equality of everything" is the "highest good", so that *any* inequality is inherently evil and unfair. To the point where it is "better" that everyone except themselves have nothing, than that some other people have and some people other do not."

FTFY, 'moose.

Posted by Barbara 2011-10-16 12:48|| 2011-10-16 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Good point. Socialists also adore the 10% elite masters and 90% slaves theory, with them as the masters.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-16 14:13|| 2011-10-16 14:13|| Front Page Top

#4 environmentally conscious, brand oriented and not price sensitive

Which pretty much eliminates anyone outside the metropolitan areas.

Posted by Pappy 2011-10-16 21:13|| 2011-10-16 21:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Canada has just delayed banning of IC light-bulbs until 2014. I see a market opportunity and a need to ~~increase budgets~~ man up Border Patrol.

The Good Old Days of Prohibition are back!

Drugs from the south, bulbs from the north, what's a good Obama to do? Get Holder to set up a Dim and Dimmer program to track down the vicious filament cartels operating out of the Great White North.

Posted by skunkyglins**** 2011-10-16 21:40|| 2011-10-16 21:40|| Front Page Top

#6 For Canada the heating associated with incandescent bulbs just saves explicit heating costs.

Posted by Water Modem 2011-10-16 22:26|| 2011-10-16 22:26|| Front Page Top

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