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I disagree with the notion that false advertising is a right characteristic of free countries. Free does not mean anarchy.
by philipov 8y ago
I disagree with the notion that false advertising is a right characteristic of free countries. Free does not mean anarchy.
- darawk 8y agoSorry, I didn't mean to imply that. My point is that these companies ought to be able to sell 'voting machines' that suck, and we ought to be free to not buy them. They should not be free to make false claims about them.
- 0x7265616374 8y agoabsolutely agree on all three points. unfortunately it's well known that governments often go with the lowest bid for a plethora of goods and services, and it's all to easy to lowball a bid to push machines that suck.
- olliej 8y agoIn California at least there were ballot iniatives that mean the CA government must go with the lowest bid, even if it is from a company that has consistently run far over budget. Honestly I feel the solution to this is: lowest bid, but the company cannot charge more than their bid and needs to have completion/bankruptcy insurance. That way companies that routinely under bid will go bankrupt/have the bankruptcy insurance bills increase until it becomes unprofitable to underbid.
- acct1771 8y agoIt can. If that's what the people want. Unless the definition of free has changed. Which, in this world, it seems to have.