Very few clients care about how "proper" the CSS is behind the scenes. I'd also venture that they would not want to pay for proper CSS (and the expense of exper

Very few clients care about how "proper" the CSS is behind the scenes. I'd also venture that they would not want to pay for proper CSS (and the expense of expertise that comes with it) when a single attribute would deliver the same end result. !important actually seems like a practical and valuable attribute in this regard.