The US economy has been in the toilet since 2007, the year that the incandescent light ban was passed.
Essentially, all of the LED bulbs and most of the CFL bulbs are made in China. Old Edison-style light bulbs were made in the US, probably by union workers who are being forced onto unemployment by the government's asinine actions.
Its not the whole reason, but all the small insults to our economy add up.
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