Now that the original thread is flagged and hidden, we can discuss without fear.
In capitalism, the incentive of the manufactures to maintain product quality is that people won't buy the thing if it is bad, or does not appear to work.
This cannot be cheated. You cannot "bribe" a population.
But when government mandates a product, then it changes the equation greatly against the population. Manufacture is no longer incentivized to maintain quality. If the quality is not easy to identify then it becomes much more easy.
Now, they are outside capitalism. Now they can bribe the government, and enjoy perpetual sales.
So to answer your question, if it was not mandated, there would be no push against it. Such businesses will run out of business as capitalism run its course.
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Now that the original thread is flagged and hidden, we can discuss without fear.
In capitalism, the incentive of the manufactures to maintain product quality is that people won't buy the thing if it is bad, or does not appear to work.
This cannot be cheated. You cannot "bribe" a population.
But when government mandates a product, then it changes the equation greatly against the population. Manufacture is no longer incentivized to maintain quality. If the quality is not easy to identify then it becomes much more easy.
Now, they are outside capitalism. Now they can bribe the government, and enjoy perpetual sales.
So to answer your question, if it was not mandated, there would be no push against it. Such businesses will run out of business as capitalism run its course.