Comments on: One of the least necessary bills of the year http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:33:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tyrael http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4018 Tyrael Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:01:30 +0000 http://threewisemenblog.com/?p=4070#comment-4018 Think of it this way - eventually, advertisers would comptete to be the loudest. This could become very damaging to home theater hardware and eardrums alike. Think of it this way – eventually, advertisers would comptete to be the loudest. This could become very damaging to home theater hardware and eardrums alike.

]]> By: Nat-Wu http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3734 Nat-Wu Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:38:16 +0000 http://threewisemenblog.com/?p=4070#comment-3734 Good point. If only we still had one... Good point. If only we still had one…

]]> By: Xanthippas http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3730 Xanthippas Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:50:31 +0000 http://threewisemenblog.com/?p=4070#comment-3730 That sort of thing is why the Founders thought a Senate was necessary as well. That sort of thing is why the Founders thought a Senate was necessary as well.

]]> By: Nat-Wu http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3718 Nat-Wu Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:13:15 +0000 http://threewisemenblog.com/?p=4070#comment-3718 It's not that they couldn't, it's just I wonder at the absurdity of it. Seriously, we have two wars going on, a recession, the finance industry desperately needs reform, unemployment is biting deep, pollution is still a problem, we're still dependent on foreign oil, and last but not least millions of Americans are without health insurance (and many without health care at all), and the House has time to talk about a bill to keep commercials from getting too loud? Like I said, if your TV doesn't already have auto volume-leveling, your remote does have a mute button. This is just not a pressing issue. It’s not that they couldn’t, it’s just I wonder at the absurdity of it. Seriously, we have two wars going on, a recession, the finance industry desperately needs reform, unemployment is biting deep, pollution is still a problem, we’re still dependent on foreign oil, and last but not least millions of Americans are without health insurance (and many without health care at all), and the House has time to talk about a bill to keep commercials from getting too loud? Like I said, if your TV doesn’t already have auto volume-leveling, your remote does have a mute button. This is just not a pressing issue.

]]> By: SueSimp http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3715 SueSimp Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:34:02 +0000 http://threewisemenblog.com/?p=4070#comment-3715 Eh, I'd much rather them regulate this than the content of broadcasts, I suppose. The commercials that really abuse the volume spike are even more jarring and agitating than telemarketer calls, at least for me. And I don't see any real abusive market restrictions here, either -- the noise spikes cause a negative externality for viewers, and advertisers have an incentive to get louder and louder as they compete with each other to be the most attention getting. So regulation is at least not blatantly unjustifiable. Is it too much to hope that maybe they'll feel so satisfied from passing this bill that they'll forget about trying to pass football playoff legislation? Eh, I’d much rather them regulate this than the content of broadcasts, I suppose.

The commercials that really abuse the volume spike are even more jarring and agitating than telemarketer calls, at least for me. And I don’t see any real abusive market restrictions here, either — the noise spikes cause a negative externality for viewers, and advertisers have an incentive to get louder and louder as they compete with each other to be the most attention getting. So regulation is at least not blatantly unjustifiable.

Is it too much to hope that maybe they’ll feel so satisfied from passing this bill that they’ll forget about trying to pass football playoff legislation?

]]> By: Adam http://threewisemenblog.com/2009/12/15/one-of-the-less-necessary-bills-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-3711 Adam Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:49:26 +0000 http://threewisemenblog.com/?p=4070#comment-3711 What else are they going to do? Pass health care reform? hahaha What else are they going to do? Pass health care reform? hahaha

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