The Issue The U.S. Senate’s version of the FAA reauthorization bill included a provision authored by U.S. Senators Markey and Blumenthal that would have regulated airline pricing. The provision, initially rejected by the Dept. of Transportation, was known as the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act. Supporters contended the FAIR Fees Act would have benefited […]
Die EU hat Einzelhändlern verboten, Kreditkartengebühren von Verbrauchern zu verlangen. Eine solche Regulierung kann sinnvoll sein, aber auch das Gegenteil bewirken – wie das Beispiel Fluggebühren zeigt. Seit Januar dieses Jahres sind Kreditkartengebühren durch eine Richtlinie der Europäischen Union verboten. Das ist zumindest das, was in den Zeitungen stand, obwohl die eigentliche Geschichte in Wirklichkeit etwas komplizierter ist. […]
Federal ‘escalator tax’ effectively hides annual increases, removing discussion from the democratic process Doug Ford’s “Buck A Beer” proposal has made alcohol regulation a topic of discussion again. Many working class Ontarians praise Ford’s move, even as just a gesture, because it showed consumers that help was on the way to stop rising prices. Although […]
Federal ‘escalator tax’ effectively hides annual increases, removing discussion from the democratic process Doug Ford’s “Buck A Beer” proposal has made alcohol regulation a topic of discussion again. Many working class Ontarians praise Ford’s move, even as just a gesture, because it showed consumers that help was on the way to stop rising prices. Although […]
CNS NEWS: “Both sides benefit from free trade,” said Bill Wirtz, a policy analyst for Consumer Choice Center, an international nonprofit that monitors regulatory trends. “President Trump has said previously that he advocates for no tariff and non-tariff barriers. After all, tariffs hurt consumers on both ends.
YAHOO NEWS: The document cited the US Consumer Choice Centre as saying that US President Donald Trump’s administration was punishing the American people with its punitive action, saying the tariffs would have a direct impact on 150,000 jobs in North Carolina and 6,500 in South Carolina, both of which are heavily reliant on exports.
CITY NEWS: David Clement with the Consumer Choice Center says a more “organic” fix is to follow the lead of artists making sure fans don’t lose out by tracking, then cancelling sales to secondary brokers. “The example of Eric Church going that route where a problem arises and a solution is created between artists and […]
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO: To ensure we combat the illegal market effectively, the total number of retail store authorizations will be limited only by market demand. We believe this is the right approach. So too does David Clement, North American affairs manager for the Consumer Choice Center, who said, “Not having a cap on cannabis retail […]
Those who have watched to movie Thank You For Smoking might remember its very entertaining way of telling the story of tobacco control activists fighting for more regulation, as well as tobacco lobbyists trying to save their industry. In order to tell this story and keep viewers engaged for the entirety of the movie, the […]
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a treaty of the World Health Organization (WHO), receives the October 2018 BAN Award for preventing tobacco harm reduction and denying the science on life-saving e-cigarette and vaping technology. The award is given to highlight the Consumer Choice Center’s #defundWHO the main goal of which is to unveil the […]
