Energy Secretary Steven Chu came out swinging Friday against a House bill that would repeal a 2007 federal law effectively outlawing older forms of incandescent bulbs—an effort at energy conservation that has inflamed a wide swath of Americans who don't care for the more expensive alternatives.
In a conference call with reporters, Mr. Chu said the more-efficient bulbs required would save consumers money over the life of the product, even if the up-front price is higher.
"We are taking away a choice that continues to let people waste their own money," he said.
The light-bulb issue has become a flash point in a broader debate about the expansion of federal regulation into areas of personal choice, such as what to eat, how to save for retirement and how much gasoline to use.
How about you let people choose which light they want and eventually the consumers will choose on their own the light that saves them the most money you leftist twit.
What an idiot, you can be sure he voted twice for George W. Bush, whom a majority of American historians rank as the worst POTUS in history, and who got us into the worst financial mess ever (worse than Hoover and 1929). I bet he's a fat pig who lives off fast food, and when it all catches up with him, he will demand that the government take him, even though right now he's against them taking care of anyone else.
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