Bill to make incandescent light bulbs illegal

[CARLHAYDEN]

Of course everybody should use CFLs.  Only a fool (or somebody that uses a dimmer light) would buy a regular old bulb in 2007.  Why the hell do we need to legislate it? 

When will people on BOTH sides of the political spectrum realize you shouldn't use the govt as a giant hammer to get your way?  Your way may be right or it may be wrong, but why do so many people feel they need to force their way on everybody else?

Sometimes, the hammer is the most effective strategy. The biggest problem I have with libertarianism in general is that it suggests that government can never do anything effectively, when clearly banning incandescent light bulbs would be the most effective strategy.

Yes, we could play nice and assume that people will slowly switch over... but why wait? There's no reason for us to be inefficient about it.

Vintage Verily.

Oh, and BTW, flourescent lighting has been found to be a trigger for migraines for some people.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Regular bulbs are easier on the eyes, which is why I use them indoors (another reason to keep them).

They aren't.

Sorry Lewis, but MODU is correct.

While flourescent lighting is generally more "energy efficent" than incandescent, it does have a problem with the "flicker," which has been demostrated to cause eye problems and migraines.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Regular bulbs are easier on the eyes, which is why I use them indoors (another reason to keep them).

They aren't.

Sorry Lewis, but MODU is correct.

While flourescent lighting is generally more "energy efficent" than incandescent, it does have a problem with the "flicker," which has been demostrated to cause eye problems and migraines.

Except CFL's don't "flicker".  From hereQuote

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