--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that letting the marketplace of ideas self-regulate is the > best solution...particularly in this age of the internet where > candidates will make outright lies at their peril... > > And it's why sites such as factcheck.org have sprung up without > government dictate. They are an excellent example of the > marketplace self-regulating campaigns and political discourse. I > hope we have more sites like this.
Yes, the trend of factcheck.org and many blogs that do similar are a great dvelopment. I prefer market-based solutions when the market well functions in that domain. The problem is that till now, laissez-faire campaign finance has led to a bogged down, corrupt and inept system. Thus, faced with such, I suggest some better regulation would be beneficial. Regulation has a valuable role, even in a libertarian world. When there are strong externalites to the market, regulation is needed to address such. Such as pollution. The market by itself, does not account for the total costs (to society) produced by pollutors. regulation is need to address such externalities. Using market-based regulatory approaches though, such as trading pollution rights, is preferrable to command and control regulation. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
