Friday, February 6, 2015

Two-tiered market

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina appears to be one of those who believes all regulations are bad. He proposes that restaurants be allowed to remove the signs that say employees must wash hands after using the bathroom, as long as the public knows the signs are gone. And the market will take care of whether that's a good idea.

Melissa McEwen of Shakesville disagrees, saying the market doesn't work the way the senator thinks it does. She says a restaurant that advertises "We wash our hands" will be offering a premium service and prices will rise accordingly. Meaning the only restaurants the working-class can afford are the unsanitary ones. Deregulation creates a two-tiered market – those who can afford it get the healthy stuff. Those who can't get the crap.

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