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[kandrathe]

Ah, so laws and government have a place if you are trying to defend your rights against your neighbor infringing on your freedoms and polluting your land but damned if government should interceed with your rights to purchase products (lightbulbs from your example) which are inefficiently made and whose production spills pollution and poisons into the ground and air over the predominantly poor. The logical hoops you jump through to make your points always amuse me.

What role does the government have in ensuring that products are manufactured efficiently? Should the government hire people to review the manufacturing processes of every product? You think it is fine for the government to dictate that everyone should buy only cars who's MPG is over say 40, or 50? Should they set limits on the number of Kwh you can use in your home in a month?

And... When you say, "spills pollutions and poisons into the ground and air over the predominantly poor", would you have an example in mind where the polluter was not held accountable? Also, I'm not sure how you came to think I support anyone's activities that pollute the land, water, or air. I support the rule of law, whether that be criminal, tort, or contract. If you are "damaged" you have the common law right to be made whole.