04 Mar Geoff Manne’s oral testimony for House Energy & Commerce Committee’s FTC hearing
Drop by and read what Geoff Manne had to say in his testimony. Here’s a snippet to whet your appetite:
The FTC’s essential dilemma is clear: very often, a challenged practice could either harm consumers, benefit them, or both. Everyone agrees that wrongly deterring the helpful can be just as bad as failing to deter the harmful. Indeed, it may be much worse.
Principled restraint is key to ensuring the FTC actually protects consumers. Restraint requires two key things: Objective economic analysis and transparent decision-making reviewable by the courts.
Both are increasingly lacking at the FTC.
To read the full testimony, Click HERE.
