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Why it is silly to prohibit regulators from forcing people to not have a washing machine? (because this is what happens when you let regulators enforce draconia
by speeder 2y ago
Why it is silly to prohibit regulators from forcing people to not have a washing machine? (because this is what happens when you let regulators enforce draconian "green" measures in communities where people don't have enough wealth to buy the "green" equipment they are enforcing).
- wiether 2y agoI'll bite. Putting regulations on new products doesn't influence the existing ones. If someone can't afford a new washing machine without regulation, regulations won't change a thing. They'll still have to buy second hand. The regulations won't send the FBI to retrieve the existing washing machines not meeting the new regulations. People are still going to use them/sell them as long as they work. Meanwhile efficiency regulations will reduce the cost of use. I bought a new washing machine at the beginning of the year to replace the one I had for more than 15 years. The new one uses a third of water and about a third of electricity compared to the older one. Given how much the cost of electricity is rising those last years, the savings are huge. Also, new washing machines have never been cheaper. Sure, their lifespan is probably going to be shorter, but planned-obsolescence is another matter. But I suspect that you could provide the same arguments against regulations intended to fight planned-obsolescence. How could a technically-oriented person use "green" (with the quotation marks) to talk about efficiency regulations is quite surprising to me.