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"it's nevertheless great to see people finding ways to bypass the stupid regulatory system" Keep saying that when your "Freedumb Über Alles" exchange takes you

• eric_bullington 13y ago
  I'm curious. What is it about the freedom to conduct commerce that so upsets some people? If I chose to spend my money on a business that you believe will rip me off, why does that make you want to post an insulting message on HN?
• snitko 13y ago
  But that's my choice. See, that's the problem with advocates of any regulation. Regulating != informing. If all government did was saying "This business is not reliable" I'd be perfectly fine with it. But then they actually prevent businesses from operating without licences. This creates a lot of opportunities for corruption. On what grounds do governments think they have the right to tell every person what to do with their money?
  • gnaritas 13y ago
    > On what grounds do governments think they have the right to tell every person what to do with their money? On the grounds that it's the law; those are pretty good grounds.
    • snitko 13y ago
      Slavery was also legal not so long ago. Being gay was illegal not so long time ago. Alcohol was illegal at some point. Weed is still illegal in most places these days. Something being a law doesn't make that something justified or moral. It just allows certain groups of people to benefit from it while lying to others that it's for their own good.
      • gnaritas 13y ago
        > Something being a law doesn't make that something justified or moral. Strawman, I never said it did. Grounds != moral.