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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 109606" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Re: Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I prefer to give the politicians the benefit of the doubt that they believe they are doing good by forcing us to use more efficiency lighting, but this comes down to the classic flawed logic that government central planners can manage our money and resource decisions better than we individuals making such decisions for our personal self-interest can. We are experiencing an increasing pattern of similar nanny state over reach. </p><p></p><p>The Crony-capitalism where politicians serve another master (to fund re-election campaigns) is the logical consequence of government's increasing expansion into the private economy. it is just smart business to spend money to influence the government's decisions that influence markets. </p><p></p><p>For example drug companies and large healthcare providers would be stupid to not pony up on K street to buy and negotiate for their share of the new government controlled healthcare pie. </p><p></p><p>This is or should be common sense and is the natural side effect of increased government expansion into the private economy.</p><p></p><p>Of course maybe I'm wrong. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 109606, member: 126"] Re: Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014 I prefer to give the politicians the benefit of the doubt that they believe they are doing good by forcing us to use more efficiency lighting, but this comes down to the classic flawed logic that government central planners can manage our money and resource decisions better than we individuals making such decisions for our personal self-interest can. We are experiencing an increasing pattern of similar nanny state over reach. The Crony-capitalism where politicians serve another master (to fund re-election campaigns) is the logical consequence of government's increasing expansion into the private economy. it is just smart business to spend money to influence the government's decisions that influence markets. For example drug companies and large healthcare providers would be stupid to not pony up on K street to buy and negotiate for their share of the new government controlled healthcare pie. This is or should be common sense and is the natural side effect of increased government expansion into the private economy. Of course maybe I'm wrong. :-) JR [/QUOTE]
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