Thomas Edison must be rolling over in his grave.
In 2005, Congress passed a law banning outdoor mercury vapor streetlights – two years before it banned indoor incandescent light bulbs in favor of mercury vapor compact florescent bulbs.
Here is a classic case of the government working at cross purposes. Washington is forcing residents across the country to install mercury lighting inside their homes while phasing out mercury lighting outside homes to protect the environment.
We're removing mercury from outside the home while adding it inside.
What we should get rid of is liberalism that fosters such nonsense.
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If free markets were allowed to work unimpeded, this would not be a rollover situation.
Gawd..the convolutions you go through to somehow bring it back to those "damned liberals". Reminds me of my uncle who used to damn the CPR in much the same way. And for much the same reasons.
In much the same way, the answers are just as perfectly focused on the wrong spot. The concept Mr. Watson suggested that a free market economy, if unimpeded, would be "the answer". Like all sound bites, this one carries a lot of truth buried inside its superficially unworkable exterior. There is a lot going for it.
An unimpeded free market economy would mean the end of the war on drugs since of course, drug growing and distribution is part of the free market economy. think of the savings on prisons and police alone, which would allow police to concentrate on what really kills Americans...highway offences and cell phone abuse. The tremendous savings on meat inspectors, and loss of reguation regarding food would probably result in a few more cases of Listeria, but hey...the big companies like MacDonalds are now destroying the mom and pop farms anyway, so whats the loss. THEY will have their own meat inspectors because the big companies can afford the inspectors. You DO trust big business more than an elected official don't you? I know I do. Thats free market economy for you!
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