Comments on: “Ask anybody who suffered the recent bloodletting at HedgeStreet: CFTC regulation can impose crushing burdens. It has nearly driven that innovative business into the ground.” http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/02/ask-anybody-who-suffered-the-recent-bloodletting-at-hedgestreet-cftc-regulation-can-impose-crushing-burdens-it-has-nearly-driven-that-innovative-business-into-the-ground/ Prediction Markets, etc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/02/ask-anybody-who-suffered-the-recent-bloodletting-at-hedgestreet-cftc-regulation-can-impose-crushing-burdens-it-has-nearly-driven-that-innovative-business-into-the-ground/#comment-18300 Chris F. Masse Fri, 02 May 2008 21:46:54 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6789#comment-18300 @David Pennock: I'm not an idealist. At the contrary, I stated disturbing facts. @David Pennock: I’m not an idealist. At the contrary, I stated disturbing facts.

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/02/ask-anybody-who-suffered-the-recent-bloodletting-at-hedgestreet-cftc-regulation-can-impose-crushing-burdens-it-has-nearly-driven-that-innovative-business-into-the-ground/#comment-18298 Chris F. Masse Fri, 02 May 2008 21:41:02 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6789#comment-18298 @David Pennock: I'm not for the status quo. @David Pennock: I’m not for the status quo.

]]> By: David Pennock http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/02/ask-anybody-who-suffered-the-recent-bloodletting-at-hedgestreet-cftc-regulation-can-impose-crushing-burdens-it-has-nearly-driven-that-innovative-business-into-the-ground/#comment-18297 David Pennock Fri, 02 May 2008 21:22:07 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6789#comment-18297 I respect you're idealism, but the the status quo allows for almost zero innovation. This development opens the possibility (small though it may be) of greater innovation. Here is my rebuttal to your rebuttal to my rebuttal: http://blog.oddhead.com/2008/05/02/a-historic-mayday-the-us-governments-call-for-help-on-regulating-prediction-markets/ I respect you’re idealism, but the the status quo allows for almost zero innovation. This development opens the possibility (small though it may be) of greater innovation. Here is my rebuttal to your rebuttal to my rebuttal:

http://blog.oddhead.com/2008/05/02/a-historic-mayday-the-us-governments-call-for-help-on-regulating-prediction-markets/

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