Reply #86: Ummmm...... [View All]

There is a whole hell of a lot more to light fixtures than sockets. A bulb can fit a socket and still not fit the fixture. Lots of decorative and art glass lamps and fixtures just became obsolete.

I'm not remodeling or building a new home. There is no reason why I should have to replace fixtures assuming they do not pose a fire or electrical hazard. Fixture replacement can be a significant expense - and we have lots of people who are already long-term unemployed, officially poor and/or food insecure. We expect them to bear the costs of replacing light fixtures while the fucking corporations get additional sales and earn more money. Brilliant. Just fucking brilliant.

Congress can't entertain evidence regarding single payer healthcare and the President doesn't have the political capital or the spine to fight for a strong public option - but yet Washington can mandate that incandescent lightbulbs are no longer acceptable. Those are some pretty fucked up priorities.