Jeez Mike, you're now a fully-fledged heretic. Your international experience counts for nothing; nothing!
How dare you say E isn't needed. I want to fly my aircraft VFR - I do, I do, I do - stamps feet - and I don't need people like you telling me that the IFR A380 (500 pax) above, on descent and on my nose can't keep a proper look out and avoid me when I just want to go in a straight line and save 10 bucks worth of gas. Hell, I can see him (maybe) and he can see me (OK, maybe he can't), but for Godsake's man it's a big sky. What's the chance of a MAC. 'Vanishingly Small' I hear.
You see, it's all down to chance. The chance of me running into a rather large aircraft is 'vanishingly small,' therefore it must be acceptable. So Mike, E is perfectly kosher - how often does the double-0 come up at the casino?