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GMAT考试写作指导:Issue写作范文八四

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  84. Requiring businesses to provide complete product information to customers

  promotes various consumer interests, but at the same time imposes burdens on

  businesses, government, and taxpayers. On balance, the burdens outweigh the benefits,

  at least in most cases.

  A threshold problem with disclosure requirements is that of determining what

  constitutes complete information. Admittedly, legislating disclosure requirements

  clarifies the duties of business and the rights of consumers. Yet determining what

  requirements are fair in all cases is problematic. Should it suffice to list ingredients,

  instructions, and intended uses, or should customers also be informed of precise

  specifications, potential risks, and results of tests measuring a products effectiveness

  vis-a-vis competing products? A closely related problem is that determining and

  enforcing disclosure standards necessarily involves government regulation, thereby

  adding to the ultimate cost to the consumer by way of higher taxes. Finally, failure to

  comply may result in regulatory fines, a cost that may either have a chilling effect on

  product innovation or be passed on to the customers in the form of higher prices. Either

  result operates to the detriment of the consumer, the very party whom the regulations

  are designed to protect.

  These burdens must be weighed against the interest in protecting consumers

  against fraud and undue health and safety hazards. To assume that businesses will

  voluntarily disclose negative product information ignores the fact that businesses are

  motivated by profit, not by public interest concerns. However, consumers today have

  ready access to many consumer-protection resources, and may not need the protection

  of government regulation. Although health and safety concerns are especially

  compelling in the case of products that are inherently dangerous―power tools,

  recreational equipment, and the like―or new and relatively untested products,

  especially pharmaceuticals, narrow exceptions can always be carved out for these

  products.

  In conclusion, while stringent disclosure requirements may be appropriate for

  certain products, businesses and consumers alike are generally better off without the

  burdens imposed by requiring that businesses provide complete product information to

  all customers.

  

  

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