{"id":57915,"date":"2025-01-06T12:54:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=57915"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:54:37","slug":"making-life-harder-for-those-on-fixed-incomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=57915","title":{"rendered":"Making Life Harder For Those On Fixed Incomes"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, The New York Post<\/a> posted an article about a recent regulation put in place by the Biden administration. First of all, why are we being governed by regulations instead of laws passed by Congress? It is time to go back to the government envisioned by our Founding Fathers. I want every regulation voted on by Congress and their votes made public.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

A Biden administration ban on certain natural gas water heaters as part of the lame duck president\u2019s climate agenda could send prices soaring for the elderly and the poor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the policy, new\u00a0non-condensing, natural gas-fired water heaters will be prohibited for sale starting in 2029 due to concerns about carbon-dioxide emissions.\u00a0The policy comes during\u00a0President Biden\u2019s twilight days in the White House and was quietly announced without a press release.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the policy takes\u00a0effect, as it is slated to on March\u00a011, a little less than 40% of the tankless water heaters\u00a0currently on the market would be banned,\u00a0according to an estimate<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Appliance Standards Awareness Project.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

First of all, carbon-dioxide emissions have been proven to be beneficial to the planet–not detrimental. Farmers blow carbon-dioxide into their greenhouse to help the plants grow. Would they be doing that if it were killing their plants?<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

Customers will be pushed towards buying models that are more expensive or lean on\u00a0non-instantaneous storage tank water heaters, which are generally cheaper but tend to be less efficient than the ones that are facing a ban, per the report.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

For example, a Rinnai America tankless non-condensing natural gas water heater goes for roughly $1,000 at Home Depot, while a comparable condensing tank goes for about $1,800.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tankless technology is frequently used in smaller apartments or housing spaces, which means that a lot of lower-income and elderly people tend to use those types of water heaters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cForcing low-income and senior customers to pay far more upfront is particularly concerning. DOE\u2019s decision to go ahead with a flawed final rule is deeply disappointing,\u201d Matthew Agen, the American Gas Association\u2019s chief counsel for energy, told the outlet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the Department of Energy\u2019s estimate, the costs saved over the long run by the new rules will be about $112 over a roughly 20-year stretch, Agen emphasized.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This regulation needs to be struck down as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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