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Democrats spent 15 years ratcheting up lightbulb regs. The industry that supported them got burned

By Timothy P. Carney

Published April 28, 2022 1:23am ET

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Democrats spent 15 years ratcheting up lightbulb regs. The industry that supported them got burned — Even more lightbulbs will be illegal now after the Biden administration finalized its rule expanding the 2007 lightbulb law, which is sending the very affordable, traditional incandescent bulb to the grave. It’s a good case study on the ratchet of regulation, how it undermines democracy and trust in the media, and how it causes clever […]

Even more lightbulbs will be illegal now after the Biden administration finalized its rule expanding the 2007 lightbulb law, which is sending the very affordable, traditional incandescent bulb to the grave.

It’s a good case study on the ratchet of regulation, how it undermines democracy and trust in the media, and how it causes clever corporations to undermine their own enterprise.

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