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Originally Posted by bennelson
Tax? Heck no! Why bother when there are already provisions in place to just plain get rid of them!?
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The bulb "ban" exempts bulbs less than 40 watts or over 100 watts, as well as specialty bulbs (3-way, rough service, appliance, etc.)
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And that's why a tax is better than a ban. What's to stop a traditional slow adopter from buying a case of 3-ways and installing them in every fixture in the house? I'm also forecasting a surge in the sale of 101W and 39W incandescent bulbs.
There are applications where I prefer an incandescent bulb. They're still the right choice for very low duty cycle lamps, outdoors, and where immediate full brightness illumination is required. A prime example would be a closet. I run the bulb in my closet an hour a year, using almost no energy. CFLs take about 30s to reach full brightness, and that's not acceptable for a closet. I guess I'll have to keep a box of old incandescents around, or buy some on the black market. Maybe smuggle some in from Canada.