1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgBrian Wolfmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aNiCF5zmbR"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/the-relationship-if-any-between-economic-deregulation-and-consumer-benefit/">The relationship, if any, between economic deregulation and consumer benefit</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/the-relationship-if-any-between-economic-deregulation-and-consumer-benefit/embed/#?secret=aNiCF5zmbR" width="600" height="338" title="“The relationship, if any, between economic deregulation and consumer benefit” — CLP Blog" data-secret="aNiCF5zmbR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> by Brian Wolfman We have posted before on the large decline in airfares in light of the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act. (See also the chart to the right, and click on it to enlarge.) But, in this piece, David Lazarus questions whether economic deregulation ever brings consumers lasting benefit. He worries about the just-announced U.S. [...]https://pubcit.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b7a769e2017c36e4330b970b-320wi