Thursday, April 7, 2011

What Could Possible Go Wrong?

Florida, it seems, wants to continue the radical Neoliberal agenda of creating ever more unregulated markets:
A controversial bill that would deregulate 20 professions and industries passed the House on Thursday by a vote of 77 to 38. The bill ends oversight for everything from auctioneers and interior designers to hair braiders, intrastate movers, auto repair shops, telemarketers and charitable organizations. Opponents say HB 5005 is a threat to consumer protection.
Not surprisingly, Matthew Yglesias thinks that this is "right on." After all, what could possible go with unregulated telemarketers acting as the agents of unregulated charities? It's not as if regulations rigorously enforced could stop crooks, sort of like lax regulation enforcement isn't in anyway responsible for the recent Southwest Airlines debacle.

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