Alrighty then. If you want us all to be more precise, I'll restate:
Laws and regulations that inhibit the free exercise of individual's rights to their own property and right of contract (and by individuals I don't mean corporations), deny the ability of the participants in the marketplace (i.e., those who are buying and selling) to gain a correct signal in regard to supply and demand. If you can't sell what you have to me at a price and under conditions agreed to by both of us, we will not be making a transaction that satisfies our full mutual requirements. One of us, buyer or seller, will be come out behind on the transaction. Government regulations are by definition anti-competitive. This is basic economics. Kurt On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 19:53, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > The *market* makes decisions? > > Where is this mythical market? The market is based on people, and if they > can't be trusted to make good decisions without oversight when grouped > together under the banner of government, they cannot be trusted to do so > when grouped together under the banner of corporation or market. > > People, as we have oft observed on this very list, tend to make very bad > decision -- more so in groups. > > *Theoretically* a free market system will operate better than many others > under most circumstances, but in practice, a *little* bit of regulation is > needed to make sure that the rules largely remain throughout the game the > way they did at the beginning of the game. Most regulation, it might > easily be observed, has come about when the leaders in a given market got > too free with said market, to the detriment of other players in that market. > > But hey, don't let reality stop you from fawning over what could be... > > Oh, and I fully expect that in addition to "iPhone thread!" we're now going > to have to endure months of "DigiNotar thread!" > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And in practice. >> >> Outside the textbook, laws and regulation which don't respect property and >> contract rights robs the market of its ability to make decisions. >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 13:28, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *>>A free market doesn't guarantee good results, just better results >>> than anything else.* >>> >>> In theory. Outside of the textbook, the abundant use of free market >>> often requires regulatory intervention... >>> >>> >>> * * >>> >>> *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of >>> Technology for the SMB market… >>> >>> * >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:28, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> There's no rule that says that has to happen. It would appear >>>> >>> that most people chose price over security, and so far that has >>>> >>> generally meant that those who value security more are left >>>> >>> without any really satisfying vendor. >>>> >> >>>> >> If there's a market, or even if someone thinks there's a market, plus >>>> a >>>> >> way to make it profitable, then you can bet someone will start >>>> something up. >>>> > >>>> > You ignore startup costs, network effects, and other >>>> barriers-to-entry. >>>> > >>>> > Start, sure. Succeed or see any real adoption? Not so certain. >>>> > The free market is not a panacea. >>>> >>>> A free market doesn't guarantee good results, just better results than >>>> anything else. >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
