http://mindtangle.disqus.com/enThu, 29 Nov 2007 15:54:48 -0000http://mindtangle.net/2007/11/29/social-costs/#comment-3776109thx eric, and i wholeheartedly agree that more regulation would help ease the consumer burden in aking these decisions. i know that this goes against "free market" advocates, but whatever. particularly since so many consumers ASSUME the government is "doing the right thing" in making sure that products/production processes are safe and healthy. so many americans assume that if something has been approved by the FDA, it's safe, and if something is sold in a store, it's safe, and unfortunately because of lobbying by industry and other factors, that's just not true, especially for things like cosmetics and food, let along things you don't eat or smear all over your body. i would be happy if at LEAST the government would take more responsibility regulating the quality and production of healthcare products and food - let along things like plastic christmas trees.<br><br>i didn't get so much of an "exasperated" tone from the author, just a realistic evaluation of how difficult it is for today's consumers to be informed and make informed decisions.amy.leblancThu, 29 Nov 2007 15:54:48 -0000