Equality of opportunity is a component of fairness, but at this exact moment, in the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement, talking about "fairness" carries some charges: that the status quo is unfair, and that mitigating unfairness is likely to involve greater regulatory oversight, consumer protections, campaign-finance reform, and so on.
Dr. Edwards also oversaw the introduction of nutrition labels on foods, a consumer-protection campaign that was originally voluntary, though many food processors followed the guidelines.
Rasoul and three other lawmakers who took the pledge went on to form the People's Caucus, a nonpartisan consumer protection and campaign finance reform bloc whose members pledge to refuse contributions from state-regulated utility companies.
The exemption also applies to campaigns related to "consumer protection" but Colbeck said he would not be seeking to change that provision.
| Elizabeth Warren's tireless campaign to build a consumer protection agency has won the grudging respect of even some community bankers the bureau will regulate, but getting nominated as the first head of the agency has proved more difficult.
Finally, President Chavez has threatened businesses that raise prices with expropriation, and the GBRV's consumer protection agency has conducted a well-publicized campaign of "inspections" of businesses suspected of raising prices.
I campaigned with Ralph Nader for consumer protection and recycling laws.
As the editorial board once put it, "banks big campaign contributors don't want robust consumer protection because complex and obscure products are lucrative".
The Connecticut investigation will seek to determine if the labeling campaign violates the state's consumer protection law, which bars misleading or false product claims, he added.
The banks — big campaign contributors — don't want robust consumer protection because complex and obscure products are lucrative.
Similar hearings, rooted in the vindictive rhetoric of the 2010 campaign, are likely for the new consumer protection bureau, immigration enforcement, and more.
