Exploiting mass gullibility

The gullibility of people has always been exploited by rent seekers and kickback takers who do not want economic rationality to come in the way of their petty little game.

The gullibility of people has always been exploited (?Southern sea loop comfort?, May 2) by rent seekers and kickback takers who do not want economic rationality to come in the way of their petty little game. Reforms are about public reason maximising the overall welfare of the greatest possible number no less than they are about lifting restrictions on business. Obscurantist forces will always try to stilt the debate. But we know better.

?Pritipal Singh, Chandigarh

Timely action

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee?s referral of cases of disorderly conduct by 32 MPs to the Privileges Committee is a bold and timely action against stalling tactics in Parliament.

?P Senthil Saravana Durai, Hyderabad

This article was first uploaded on May five, twenty eight, at fifteen minutes past eight in the night.