Comments on: Cleaned By Capitalism II

By: Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:19:00 +0000

To add a point missed; note the urinal having a blue air-water sanitizer. This item also fights the smell of pollution and was invented in the private sector.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Did you research the history of this before you posted or are you just assuming that anything manufactured is a credit to capitalism? NEITHER the toilet, urinal or bathroom design really can be credited to capitalism. If anything, their mass adoption is more a credit to early 1900′s Progressivism.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:06:00 +0000

My understanding is that automatically flushing toilets — as well as sensor-operated sink faucets — that have come to dominate airport public facilities are largely the result of regulatory requirements that went into effect in the early 1990s.

Specifically, the Federal Energy Policy Act of 1992 mandated that all commercial plumbing fixtures comply with maximum water use requirements. That same year, the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect, which encourged public facilities to provide “hands free” facilities.

Electronically flushing toilets and sensor-operated sinks allow facilities subject to these combined regulations to satisfy both relatively easily. It is no surprise that airports and other public facilities that were specifically regulated by ADA were among the first to adapt this technology. In the absence of ADA and the 1992 energy act mandating water conservation, restroom facilities would almost certainly not be using these fixtures.

While private firms originally developed the technology behind automatic restroom facilities in the 1980s, the broad dissemination we witness today is largely an unintended consequence of federal government regulation, not the free market in action.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:33:00 +0000

Oh good jumanjuia,

Please tell us, kind sir, share your wisdom on that %*! clue?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:26:00 +0000

Wow! Is that the most relevant observation you have for today? I certainly hope not. Were you raised by hillbillies sir? Judging by Don’s seeming obsession with the virtues of capitalism, I’d say so. Glad to see some libertarians finally coming into the cities. Continue letting us know about the process of your socialization. Seriously though, your conclusions are almost predictable, your examples, somewhat trivial. Get a %*! clue pal.