Ayn Rand’s scary vision of government coming true

Ayn Rand’s scary vision of government coming true
coachisright.com ^ | April 17, 2011 | Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer

Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:28:03 AM by jmaroneps37

While you were sleeping, your industrious federal government was busy establishing new guide lines for 2011 washing machines that, according to my source, cut down on efficiency, deceive the customer into thinking hot is hot, cold is cold, and make her lights flicker.
Doing things on the sneak is a characteristic of the Obama administration that I find especially odious, and this “Energy Efficient Washing Machine” two step is cloying to say the least. My source, who is most reliable, reports she bought a new basic model, and was shocked to discover after doing her first load of laundry, “when set on HOT, the sensor automatically adds COLD along with the hot.” The warm is a mix of both and the COLD SETTING ADDS HOT AS WELL.”

She thought the dealer had installed the machine incorrectly, but upon referring to the manual, learned that “the manual states some cold is added to the hot to conserve energy and hot is added to the cold to activate the detergent”
She also was informed, after she purchased the new 2011 washer, that “it will not fill up with water as much as your previous washer, therefore only allowing a small or medium load, all to conserve energy.”

She noticed the new agitator is so aggressive (to compensate for the lesser amount of water used to clean), that “this causes lights to flicker in my home where the three previous washers never put such a load on the electrical system.”
She feels consumers should be getting the tax break for complying with this new draconian environmental law and not the manufacturer. Sure enough, the new Whirlpool manual on page 2, states “This washer is designed to use less water and energy, and complies with all 2011 energy standards….

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