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09-30-2008, 11:24 PM

Hi,

Quote:Yeah, I'm not opposed to just enough regulation to stop the usury.

Well, it takes a little more than that. Basic to a free market is competition, but a monopoly can kill competition, so you need to regulate that somewhat (and it's tricky). Caveat emptor is a great notion, but I do not want to have to analyze a sample out of each bottle of aspirin I buy, so requiring (and enforcing) some truth in advertising is necessary. Then there are all the bait and switch and other scams. It does get tricky. And, by the way, 'regulation to stop usury' is exactly the kind of thing that should *not* be done. As long as the terms are spelled out in advance, then it is the customer's responsibility to decide what deal he wants to make, not the government's.

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Isn't it ironic that - by Tris - 09-21-2008, 09:43 PM

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