From Jan Vorbrüggen:
This is a vital role of government: to step in and set safety
standards where an uninterfered market will trend toward an unsafe
solution.

...or, in the case of the USA, an oversafe solution up to and including
wiping every manufacturer off the market...market forces here including
the judicial system with juries adjudicating complicated technical issues
and all.

The current incarnation of the US government is a monstrosity that
none of the founding fathers would approve of. King George looks
impotent in comparison.

An interesting novel could be written where Independence Hall has a
crystal ball. What would those famous men have done differently had
they been able to see into the future to the results of what they were
creating.

It's possible that they may all have decided to go home to dig through
their closet for their bottle of "Royal Crown Polish"!


~ CT