I bet Americans love picking a $80,000 hospital bill over a $90,000 one.
Government decisions, done well, go far beyond what voting with one’s wallet can. Oftentimes the consumer is just squeezed out of the equation and everyone’s price will follow.
One company decides to do away with replaceable batteries and you will say "let the consumer vote with their wallets." Then everyone does the same and the user can no longer vote.
What we get is instead a mountain of waste that everyone has to pay for, indirectly, forever.
I bet Americans love picking a $80,000 hospital bill over a $90,000 one.
Government decisions, done well, go far beyond what voting with one’s wallet can. Oftentimes the consumer is just squeezed out of the equation and everyone’s price will follow.
One company decides to do away with replaceable batteries and you will say "let the consumer vote with their wallets." Then everyone does the same and the user can no longer vote.
What we get is instead a mountain of waste that everyone has to pay for, indirectly, forever.