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THE Rappahannock Supervisors have touched on an interesting question in regard to their reluctance to give a state-mandated building inspector actual power to inspect, and charge fees. The question: Just how far should government, at any level, go in protecting individuals. Not protecting individual legal rights or prerogatives, mind you; no one is arguing that— government doesn’t have that responsibility. But how far should government go in protecting individuals in the marketplace.
We’ve all heard of unscrupulous business practices, and a lot of us have even had unhappy experiences with shoddy materials, trickily worded contracts and guarantees, or dishonest workmen. To the extent that criminal fraud is involved, there seems to be little question that government has a role toplayinpro■» tecting citizens.
But does that responsibility extend so far as trying to see
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