Again, you are still trying to ignore the fact that the cable companies are getting away with a deception at the expense of the gullible.
If they are advertising one thing and delivering another, by all means - go after them for fraud. But if they are simply offering "some channels without commercials, most channels with" and they deliver that - then let people make up their own minds.
You have to come back every time with the same refrain of "If people want it...blah, blah blah..."
Yes, because I believe that you are not the best judge of what other people want. Nor am I. They are.
I think McDonald's sells crap. But other people like it. Who should decide whether they buy it or not? The people buying it. Same for cable TV.
Many people are happy going to mediums and palm readers. It doesn't mean they're still not getting ripped-off.
If a palm reader sells it as entertainment, then no problem. If they tell people they can actually predict the future, and guarantee accuracy, then they are being dishonest, and committing fraud.
Firstly, I'm not sure what you mean by construction "filler"...I'm assuming it is a use glass would normally otherwise not be employed for...so, yes, there should be a law stopping them, if it is unsafe or amounts to snake oil when someone tries to use it as construction filler.
From Wikipedia:
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Glass
aggregate, a mix of colors crushed to a small size, is substituted for pea gravel or crushed rock in many construction and utility projects, saving municipalities like the City of
Tumwater, Washington Public Works, thousands of dollars (depending on the size of the project). Glass aggregate is not sharp to handle. In many cases, the state Department of Transportation has specifications for use, size and percentage of quantity for use. Common applications are as pipe bedding—placed around sewer, storm water or drinking water pipes to transfer weight from the surface and protect the pipe. Another common use would be as fill to bring the level of a concrete floor even with a foundation.
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So you would outlaw that use because you think it's snake oil, and shouldn't be used?
That's the problem with the "outlaw it because I don't think it's right!" Your ignorance of how it is used might lead you to make some pretty poor decisions. Does this mean that your fault lies in not knowing what glass aggregate is? No - your fault lies in thinking that it's "your way or the highway" - that you, instead of a customer who wants to buy glass filler, should make the decision on what it is OK for him to buy.
I don't really care what cable TV sells, because I don't subscribe. If you don't like it, then you don't have to either. Don't try to shove your opinions down other people's throats, though - let them make their own decisions, just as you demand to be allowed to make yours.
I can tell you've digested a lot of the right wing, Randian inspired defenses of Free Market Capitalism which has succeeded in clouding your judgement on these matters and left you confused about what is more important in a large-scale group economy. It's not about your right to run your business irregardless of its effects on anyone else. That comes second to a functioning social foundation. Without a social foundation, you don't get the kind of mutual cooperation to mutual benefit that produces a large-scale group economy. What you get is distrust and bad feelings. You can't scam people and then expect them to help you uphold your right to do it to them.
I'm afraid you've been reading too many communist websites. Industry does not serve the collective good, nor is intended to do in a capitalist society. It serves YOUR good, as you see fit. In a capitalist society, laws are passed to prevent industry from harming others. That's why there are laws against pollution and fraud. Beyond that, people are free to sell what they wish and buy what they wish - which is how it should be in a free society.