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The Chair suggests to you, however, that you
have already lost the attention of the Committee of the
Whole, and you would gain your point much better by bringing
your remarks to a speedy conclusion.
DELEGATE FINCH: The above recommendation
concerned consumer goods but it is not confined to goods
- it relates to disclosure of factors surrounding credit
transactions and the purchase of services. These areas
are equally vital, even though they are not as prone to
advertising mediums as are consumer goods. Requiring dis-
closure in these areas to protect the purchaser does not
violate any methods of competition as might be claimed
in the highly competitive consumer market; it merely
i makes honesty a reality and gives the average man a decent
opportunity to secure a fair deal when he seeks a loan or
purchases a service.
The above, then, are but some of the problems
facing the consumer-shopper. This recommendation merely
endorses the idea that the State will act to protect the
consumer and require full and meaningful disclosure to
accomplish this end. Such an endorsement, written into