On 04/04/17 19:56, Dave Higton wrote:
> In message 
>           The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
>
>> Those who seek to impose political solutions are  either doing so out of
>> naked self interest, or are under the possibly  erroneous impression that
>> their standards are in some way the 'best'.
>
> Sometimes politicians impose standards because it "levels the playing
> field" (how many times have we heard people crying out for that?) or
> because it protects life and limb of millions of people.  I'm at least
> as cynical about politicians as the next man, but they do sometimes do
> us some good.  I'm particularly grateful to the EU for mandating
> catalytic converters, compliance with electrical safety standards,
> and progressively stricter cleanliness standards for beaches, among
> many other things.

The EU didnt formulate and pass the clean air act.
It always amused me how management took the credit for something that
would have happened anyway just because 'it was on their watch'


> Let's not forget that the politicians don't (in any case that I'm
> aware of) create the standards; they simply mandate compliance with
> existing standards that various standards bodies have created.
>
> And, yes, they sometimes make mistakes - in common with the rest of
> humanity.
>
> Dave
>


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