On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:37:43 +0200, Martin wrote:
>On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:58:07 -0400, Viking wrote:
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>>On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:58:06 +0200, Martin wrote:
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>>>On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:35:20 -0400, Viking wrote:
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>>>>On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:10:03 +0200, Martin wrote:
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>>>>>http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=38958
>>>>
>>>>Usual story: customers wronged, corporation fined--government gets
>>>>rich. Customers end with nada.
>>>
>>>It has effected the price of beer all over Europe, since 1995.
>>>The EU action has opened a can of works. The price to bars and restaurants is
>>>still fixed significantly higher, than it is to supermarkets. As a result a beer
>>>at a beach cafe that should cost EUR 1.10 costs EUR 1.90
>>>
>>>Gawd knows what is going on in UK where the beer is even more expensive.
>>
>>Another case of EU government over-regulation gone wrong,
>
>In what way is consumer protection another case of EU government over-regulation
>gone wrong?
The govt finds a problem, fines the company, people get charged more,
govt gets rich.
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