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By not giving them the false sense of security that "consumer protection" laws provide. There is no substitute for individual judgement, and there never will b
by maxharris 16y ago
By not giving them the false sense of security that "consumer protection" laws provide.
There is no substitute for individual judgement, and there never will be. The reason for this is that what is good for one person is not necessarily good for another.
- Travis 16y agoThis this this this. Caveat emptor. Now, there are some cases (health standards, for example) where the laws prevent a lot of bad things that we wouldn't otherwise be aware of until something damaging happened. But, really? Limiting the size of fine print text on a TV advert? If you can't figure out that the latest wunderpill from Merck has side effects that include death, perhaps you should start taking responsibility for yourself. (BTW, this wasn't aimed at you, maxharris... just the general "you" that I should when I rant)