Electrifying Barack Obama
The current President of the United States has expressed shall we say, disappointment, that the GOP is the party of ‘no’ and resists everything and that news sources like Fox rarely have anything positive to say about him. It is not uncommon for liberals who call in to conservative talk radio to admonish the host for not giving Barack Obama a chance. The following news report excerpt is representative of the kind of stories about Mr Obama’s agenda which understandably generate negative comments. How can anyone promote such agenda items which demonstrate appalling stupidity?
Obama Announces New Energy Conservation Steps
“I know light bulbs may not seem sexy,” Mr. Obama said. “But this simple action holds enormous promise because seven percent of all the energy consumed in America is used to light our homes and our businesses.”
The president says the savings will be striking.
“Between 2012 and 2042, these new standards will save consumers up to $4 billion a year,” he said.
In his own words, seven percent of our expenditures for electricity are attributed to lighting. Therefore the most we could save, assuming we abandoned lighting all together, which we would not, is seven percent of what we spend. Not sexy Mr President? It is not even remotely sexy nor practical. And if you divide the President’s estimate on savings to consumers for the compact ripoff by the number of households in the US it means less than 10 cents per day per household. The additional cost of the ‘new’ lamps and questionable life expectancy could easily turn that minuscule saving into a net loss. If you consider his words on savings and that his usage estimate includes businesses as well as residential use the savings are invisible.
additional data source: US QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
This sort of government action is absolutely brain dead.
Stanford Matthews
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