Good editorial in Las Vegas Review Journal

[ZeroPointMachine]

A pretty good summary of the current state of things.

lvrj editorial (http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/9755987.html)

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The more basic question is how we arrived at a default setting where everything has to be either taxed and regulated, or else banned outright. What ever happened to freedom?

Why should anyone have to pay Congress a share of the take -- like the victims of some protection racket allowing the local mob boss to "wet his beak" -- for the privilege of merely being let alone? Why can't Congress simply keep its mitts off the Internet and let Americans choose whether and how to risk their own money in games of chance?



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[Grasshopp3r]

One of the simple truths about the internet is that it can not be effectively controlled. That is why the UIGEA goes after payment processing. However, there are alternative financial systems that will eventually take over.

[whangarei]

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The more basic question is how we arrived at a default setting where everything has to be either taxed and regulated, or else banned outright. What ever happened to freedom?

Why should anyone have to pay Congress a share of the take -- like the victims of some protection racket allowing the local mob boss to "wet his beak" -- for the privilege of merely being let alone? Why can't Congress simply keep its mitts off the Internet and let Americans choose whether and how to risk their own money in games of chance?


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