Tag: tanstaafl

Fantasy free-lunch world: Subsidies cost consumers

by GilesFiles | Sep 28, 2016 | AE - Leon Louw, Consumer protection, Insights, philosophy / economics, Thought Leaders | 0 |

“No, this is not one of those pathetic jokes, such as that what babies and soccer players have in common is that they dribble. What they have in common is unfortunately no joke. They are policy proposals with protagonists who...

Poor forced to pay for costly consumer protection

by GilesFiles | Oct 25, 2012 | AE - Leon Louw, Consumer protection, Free and fair, philosophy / economics, Topics | 0 |

Consumers should only have to pay for what they want to buy. Buyers at auctions do not expect everything to be perfect and by snatching at bargains are willing to take their chances – ‘Tata ma chance’. The Consumer...