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Fraud in Internet Dating Prompting Regulation
anaesthetica writes "According to the Washington Post, an increasing tide of fraud in internet dating is prompting lawyers and lawmakers to examine possible regulations and consumer protections. Wire fraud scamming, plane ticket ripoffs, fraud perpetrated to fund trysts, fake "date bait" messages -- these are just a few of the issues the courts are beginning to deal with. Dating websites were immunized from lawsuits over false statements by the recent Communications Decency Act. Other attempts to regulate internet dating, such as the 2005 'mail-order bride' legislation, are already being challenged in court, but an increasing number of states are sponsoring their own legislation."
You know, I would, except libertarianism is a complete failure. See sig.
Maybe we don't need to try libertarianism on a large scale to know what a horrible disaster it would be.
More seriously, I think that libertarianism should be tried. Let a state like Montana or South Dakota secede from the Union and adopt a libertarian government. Release its residents from all federal laws and taxes. Let any American who wants to be free of big government move there. I'd be very interested to see what their society is like once free of the tyranny of public education, public roads, FDA regulations, environmental protection, and antitrust laws.
AlpineR