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> The author belies the libertarian quirk of mind that conflates something being regulated with something being made illegal. Quite different things! You're un
by humanrebar 9y ago
> The author belies the libertarian quirk of mind that conflates something being regulated with something being made illegal. Quite different things!
You're understating how blurred the line is. A Texas regulation on abortion clinics was struck down last year for being too close to a ban on abortion. Regulations on tobacco products are introduced and strengthened over time with the goal of eliminating the use of tobacco. Gun control lobbyists commonly push regulations on gun form factors, bullets, magazine bans, and all sorts of other things since a ban on handguns has been consistently ruled unconstitutional.
- b1daly 9y agoI disagree. The practice of medicine in general is one of the most highly regulated professions. It does not follow that such regulation is a slippery slope to the practice of medicine being made illegal. The contrary argument is easier to make: when an activity is regulated, by the government, it has been officially sanctioned as a legal activity. There is no logical reason that an activity such as trading bitcoin should be able to be conducted outside of the legal framework of the state the trader does business in.