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Quote by: tivodan Logical fallacy: Red Herring. Those things have nothing to do with this. |
It's not a red herring. You suggested that simple economics would take care of the problem (meaning global warming) instead of compulsory regulation. I pointed out a great number problems that economics not only didn't take care of but caused in the first place. Global Warming is yet another problem created by economics and which many economic interests have absolutely no interest is solving.
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Quote by: tivodan Greed will lead an informed consumer to purchase the cheaper CFLs when total cost of ownership is taken into account. |
Funny... I've been saying exactly that for years.
So why is it that such bastions of free market Capitalism as the
American Enterprise Institute, the
Cato Institute, the
Hoover Institution, the
Pacific Research Insitute, the
Libertarian Party, or the
Ayn Rand Institute all refuse to concede that global warming even exists?
Is that their idea of the marketplace solving a problem? By ignoring it?
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Quote by: tivodan But, since companies will no longer have any incentive to beat the old-fashioned incandescents, I won't hold my breath. |
Having a market suddenly thrust wide open to new innovations won't be an incentive????
"Gosh, no more standard incandescent bulbs on the market... guess we better stop work on our LED idea."
Beg your pardon, but who doesn't understand basic economics?
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