Do they define their use of "free market" and "deregulation?" Has the deregulation talked about resulted in a freemarket?
Bryan >From: Robin Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Consumer Reports on Deregulation >Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:11:06 -0400 > >The July 2002 issue of Consumer Reports (not yet on their website) has an >article on p.30 on "Deregulation" with a summary "Why consumers suffer most >in a free market - and what you can do about it." Their strongest argument >is a graph on p.30 on titled "Prices: A long-term decline. Consumer >prices often fell after deregulation. But inflation-adjusted prices were >falling for decades before, typically at a faster rate." The chart shows >prices for airlines, local telephone, long distance, cable TV, and >electricity from 1950 to 2000, which are roughly supportive of their claim. > >Is there a rebuttal to this somewhere? > > >Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu >Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University >MSN 1D3, Carow Hall, Fairfax VA 22030-4444 >703-993-2326 FAX: 703-993-2323 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
