July 18, 2011 8:33PM 

# Protecting Consumers from Consumer Protection 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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It’s an article of faith that government regulation always delivers better outcomes. The new consumer protection agency now ramping up its involvement in financial markets may prove to be an agency that harms consumer interests in the long term. [Mark Calabria](https://www.cato.org/people/mark-calabria) discussed the new agency in today’s podcast.

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