PursuitOfHappinessParty

Because the answer wasn't explored fully in the 'question/question thread........

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MarkMiller

It doesn't matter how many! The Lightbulb is a part of private industry and therefore would take legislation to Regulate it. Since this was already done and then reversed the politician would have to leave office and go to work for the lightbulb lobby.....then he has a chance to change the lightbulb but becomes to fat and lazy to care and sits in the dark.......

Comicsartist

None. The right would filibuster without end why the lightbulb should not be changed. "The lighbulb is working!"

The left would argue that the lightbulb needs replaced, the lightbulb isn't working.

But nothing would get done. Alas, the lightbulb would stay unchanged.

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cheapseats

Or, if it is still emotionally convenient to think that our government earns its keep...

Depending which special interest group has preeminence, the begrudging bipartisan accord that a light bulb needed changing could result in the no-bid purchase of 600,000 light bulbs with taxpayer dollars and warehousing of same, also at taxpayer expense, in a facility owned by a campaign donor who would, like the purveyor of light bulbs, be free...because we are ALL ABOUT a free market...to charge whatever the hell he pleases.

An accident in said facility, since it was performing a public service by holding public goods, will oblige the government-read-that-taxpayer to compensate the campaign donor turned government contractor for his losses. Whew.

Sadly...but we understand that Shit Happens, we are a compassionate people...government-read-that-taxpayer inventory of Future Light, which was meant-note-the-good-intentions to lock in a price, albeit inflated, will instead be recorded as a loss. Happily, Congress will call a Special Session and will ram through urgent legislation authorizing funds for the immediate purchase of 600,000 replacement bulbs...light being key, as everyone knows, to national security.

While the new no-bid price is considerably higher, the taxpayers already have a relationship with the original light bulb supplier and that reassures us, despite appearances. We are also a loyal people...note our confidence in again warehousing our Future Light at the restored-at-taxpayer-expense facility of the campaign donor, also at a higher price, obviously, given his setback.

Too...things are always a lot more complicated than Quickdraw Magraw bloggers realize...the light bulb supplier is a relative of someone whose signature is key to another piece of legislation being promulgated for the public good...an alphabet agency devoted to the study and development of a largely misunderstood and increasingly important segment of the population, the Uber Rich After Neoconservative Uber Success (URANUS).

Because we are a people, and therefore a government, that is continually vigilant as to its impact on the environment, it IS possible that this type of Future Light will not be optimal in the future...in which case, pretty much rinse and repeat the above and either unload the inferior bulbs to an inferior country or, if it is deemed that doing so would negatively affect the campaign donor's prices, destroy them.

Should this scenario develop, the people can take heart not only in their environmental conscientiousness but in job growth as well, with addition of Light Bulb Destroyer to our economy. To our own payroll, it must be owned, but still, when you get right down to it, that's how we built America...one job at a time.

Let there be light.

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PursuitOfHappinessParty

Of course, it could depend on what political flavor the politician is. Take NeoCons. Please *drumroll and rimshot*

How many NeoCons does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Many. First, a remote controlled robot with a support team of specialists would inspect the Improvised Illumination Device, Inoperative. Then specially designed mini-cruise missles would blast the I.I.D.,I removing most of it. Then a specially designed new I.I.D.,O (Improvised Illumination Device, Operational) that can be inserted at great expense into the remains of the not-so-completely removed I.I.D.,I. with another remote controlled robot with another support team of even more specialists. This forms the I.I.D.,C (Improvised Illumination Device, Combined) which won't work worth a damn. In the meantime, Haliburton will have made you breakfast and tidied up your bathroom.

Total cost? One of your children's life in a bogus foreign war, your retirement income devalueing, and a grand a month for health insurance.

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babylonDon

"How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?

None. There’s nothing wrong with that light bulb. There is no need to change anything. We made the right decision and nothing has happened to change our minds. People who criticize this light bulb now, just because it doesn’t work anymore, supported us when we first screwed it in, and when these flip-floppers insist on saying that it is burned out, they are merely giving aid and encouragement to the Forces of Darkness.

-- John Cleese"

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Kanadesaga

Meanwhile in Europe, a government employee, peforming his tasks with regularity, changes the light bulb prior to it burning out, thus providing constant light. the used bulb is sent to recycling, where it's post-light-bulb life will consume 10% of the energy to make new light bulbs.

Since the light bulbs are made in a jointly owned facility of private and public ownership, the new bulbs are also procured at the lowest possible price while still providing reasonable profit for stockholdersof said company.

Because the government worker, as well as all other citizens have universal health care, the costs incurred when a drunk driver hit said employee on the way home from work,did not bankrupt him.

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