Under capitalism, because of competition things like appliances over time do more and cost less. Under Biden socialism, the opposite holds true. And that’s today’s lesson in comparative economics. From Kevin Stocklin at The Epoch Times via zerohedge.com:
A pledge by the Biden administration in December 2022 to take “more than 100 actions” to impose significantly tighter environmental standards on consumer goods is now becoming reality, and consumer groups are predicting a future in which Americans pay more for products that do less, while manufacturers warn of shortages and supply chain breakdowns.
“You’re seeing, just in the last few months, new rules from the Biden administration about clothes washers, dishwashers, and other kinds of kitchen appliances, and in every case, you’re talking about a tightening of already very, very tight standards,” O.H. Skinner, executive director of the Alliance for Consumers, told The Epoch Times.
“That will make it so that nearly the majority of the current products on the market don’t meet the standards and have to be redesigned or removed from the market,” Skinner said. “Everyday things that people actually want are going to get more expensive or disappear, and the products that will be available will be more expensive but not better. People are going to wonder why life is worse.”
Buy used and repair. I own a 22 year old Nissan Maxima SE. only 168,000 miles and still running beautifully. In my summer house here in Quebec I have a Moffat stove (1970s) that has only ever needed one fuse replaced, two refrigerators (1986) one of which needed the defrost mechanism replaced ($90 parts and labour), a 1940s cast iron wood-burning stove still in great shape and function, washer and dryer (1988) both in excellent condition, and I could go on.
You will appreciate the following video – 50 minute watch and worth it.