FTC restores rigorous enforcement of law banning unfair methods of competition
As always, it&#x27;s interesting to read any dissent to what sounds like &quot;obviously a good thing&quot;: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ftc.gov&#x2F;system&#x2F;files&#x2F;ftc_gov&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;P221202Section5PolicyWilsonDissentStmt.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ftc.gov&#x2F;system&#x2F;files&#x2F;ftc_gov&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;P221202Section5...</a><p>There is also an interesting bit of back-and-forth between the dissent and one of the supporting statements: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ftc.gov&#x2F;system&#x2F;files&#x2F;ftc_gov&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;Section5PolicyStmtKhanSlaughterBedoyaStmt.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ftc.gov&#x2F;system&#x2F;files&#x2F;ftc_gov&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;Section5PolicyS...</a><p>I&#x27;m still inclined to think it&#x27;s a good thing. I&#x27;m not educated enough on this topic to agree or disagree with any of the commissioners&#x27; opinions, but the FTC is clearly interested in sending a signal to the public.<p>I&#x27;m moderately optimistic, although it will be interesting to see what happens after the next presidential election. It&#x27;s possible that the commissioners are concerned about it, and are trying to make some kind of mark and set precedent before they&#x27;re all fired and replaced if a Republican (Trump?) takes office in 2024.