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Michigan's Proposed Spam Law Called Toughest In U.S.
goats_in_boats writes "A new bill (PDF
or HTML)
was presented to the Governor
of Michigan that would require spam sent to residents of the State to be identified
as such. Highlights include the requirement that unsolicited email 'Include in
the e-mail subject line "ADV:" as the first 4 characters' and that 'a person who
violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.' An article
in the Detroit Free Press calls the bill 'the most stringent anti-spam law in
the nation.'"
And cutting taxes for a couple of ultra-wealthy folks is going to help the economy? The Trickle-Down Theory didn't work during the Reagan administration and it sure ain't going to work during the GW administration. It's just going to make GW's cronies wealthier.
The meme police, They live inside of my head
And what, specifically, is wrong with prostitution per se? You have a demand and a supplier. I'd say that pretty much meets the definition of capitalism. Legalize it, regulate it, and you've pretty much settled the issue.
To celebrate the occasion of my 1000th post, I will post no more forever on Slashdot. Goodbye.
In theory, prostitution should be legal in a purely capitalistic system.
In practice, unregulated prostitution is a blight on society that is dangerous to the participants and the community as a whole. (I used to live in New Bedford, Massachusetts, which had the highest rate of AIDS per prostitute in the state. It wasn't pretty.)
I'm becoming a convert to the "do less harm" philosophy, so I am starting to think partial legalization of prostitution might be a good thing. Basically, the "do less harm" theory says, "People are going to do drugs/shoot up/hire hookers no matter what, so let's try to minimize the damage instead of forcing it under the rug." One example is a needle-exchange program. Another would be to legalize prostitution in certain "safe houses", where the women are safe, there is good security, and the men/women are tested for diseases.