Comment Re:Tough negotiations, for sure (Score 1) 606
but you should also be free to NOT join one either.
are u saying you HAVE to be member of one of the unions in your company ?
but you should also be free to NOT join one either.
are u saying you HAVE to be member of one of the unions in your company ?
i have a 15 year old receiver, with LOTS of led's. not a single one of em is broken.
LED bulbs are far better – when implemented correctly, they're pretty much indistinguishable from incandescents. But they are also very expensive – about $15 for the Cree bulbs at Home Depot, which are the cheapest ones I've found that have decent online reviews. Hopefully in a couple of years the manufacturing process will mature so that the price will go down without compromising quality.
the price of leds is made up by the extreme long life they have.
Small, incremental improvements.
there's a good chance to miss global maximum, and be stuck at a local maximum.
(see 'local maximum problem'/hill climbing)
It may even decrease welfare initially, and only later increase it.
. The free market
does NOT exist.
Ultimately subsidies need to go away
I agree, if the subsidies for coal, oil, nuclear,
"If you like your wood burning stove, you can keep it. Period"
read TFA the new rule does not dictate you replace your old stove by a new one.
What would probably be smart is if some landlords got a clue and voluntarily made properties very energy efficient, and then used that as a selling point when advertising the property for rent. I don't think I've ever seen this done yet, which strikes me as a little bit odd.
why don't you look around for another home then?
. in fact, it's the epitome of the government regulating and controlling everything.
That's not what I call regulation. regulation serves to increase competition and protect the weakest actor on the market (in this case: the consumer, by far). The thing you think that is regulation, is in fact a tool of plutocracy.
In a truly deregulated market, cable companies would split the markets to maximise profits.
FTFY.
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