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32. ...but AM radios were not banned in favor of lobbying Big Business, as with light bulbs ;-)

Wed May 14, 2014, 01:08 PM

May 2014

True
But nobody banned AM radios.
Industry often changes standards.. remember 8-track players?
But that is different from Government regulation, which unfortunately supports Big Business by helping them sell new expensive products not necessarily desired by the American public (see other comments on the light bulb lobbying)

So, in my view, it is - or should be - also about supporting citizens versus business interests.

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still.. lighthouse10 May 2014 #33

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I remember when FM radios were being installed in cars. Some fought that AM radios were better. nt TheBlackAdder May 2014 #29

...but AM radios were not banned in favor of lobbying Big Business, as with light bulbs ;-) lighthouse10 May 2014 #32

But AM Radios also didn't take valuable power from the grid either. TheBlackAdder May 2014 #34

Let's hear it for George ;-) lighthouse10 May 2014 #30

maybe he was referring to our history and other things we have/have not done JI7 May 2014 #35