Regulatory intervention (Redux: Who is a Tier 1?)

Thu Oct 6 16:44:41 UTC 2005

Erik Haagsman wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 11:56 -0400, William Allen Simpson wrote: 
>>This partitioning is exactly what we predicted in many meetings when
>>discussion the terms of the contracts.
>>
>>Markets are inefficient for infrastructure and tend toward monopoly.
> 
> 
> How does replacing non-profit organisations (which most public IX'es
> are) with government bodies and governmental legislation improve
> anything...?
> 
Government _is_ a non-profit organization, with generally broader
representation.

How does replacing a representative government with a smaller feudal
organization improve anything?

>>Idiot laissez-faire pseudo-libertarians forget that all markets require
>>regulation and politics.
> 
> 
> But why government regulated instead of IX member regulated...?
> 
Because as much as it's best not to rely on thugs with guns, I really
don't want the thugs with guns to be private armies.

How do you expect to enforce your "member" regulations?

Again (to keep this on-topic), this partitioning is exactly what we 
predicted.  And I don't see your member regulations having any effect.

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