
Apart from areas where there is a direct impact on health and life, such as pharmaceuticals and food products, it is not advisable to mandate the elimination of a service or product that is thought to be of poor quality by some, even if those people are the experts. This is the only way to ensure adequate choice for the consumer, prevent control by big business and bureaucracy and consequent corruption, and facilitate innovation and change. Let the consumer vote with his wallet.
The writer heads the economic research firm Indicus Analytics
laveesh@indicus.net