In California, "the good stuff chemicals" have been steadily disappearing for the last 20 years. Haven't been able to get really good carb cleaner for the last 15 years.
It's for the children, you know.
And yes, the new stuff doesn't work as well and costs more, too. (I believe the "costs more" is the real motivation.)
You see, the "upgrade" strategy worked so well, the technique was replicated for other chemicals and substances, in domino effect.
More to come, I'm certain.
Some History:
R-12 Freon: $1.50 per lb (16 oz.) pre-regulation, to $60 per pound plus licensing and disposal fees of $50 per lb.
Freeze 12 replacement is $15-$25 per 12oz. (A more than 10 fold consumer cost increase.)
Alternate replacement R-134a is $15 per 12oz. Plus $200-$500 system conversion costs.
But, there's more...
7% Sales tax on $1.50 = $0.105
7% sales tax on $15.00 = $1.05
Could politicians have seen that before enacting laws?
Then there are all the middlemen in distribution channels that get their percentage of any dollar value of goods exchanged. 10% of a larger number is a larger profit. (On which, state and fed income tax collects a greater amount of, too.)
See how that works, and why "green" has been eagerly allowed to grow into a big business? How perfectly natural to dig deeper into consumer's pockets, without much resistance. (It's for their own "good", after all.)
Economic slavery is just another form of slavery, (which has been going on since man stood upright and began living in support groups.)
Happy thoughts!
