RE: Senators Denounce Policy Analysis Markets

From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 23:06:05 MDT

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    Can the policy analysis market work without DARPA funding/backing? Is there
    some reason that a private entity couldn't create & run it?

    Emlyn
    (sorry, I aint no angel...)

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Ramez Naam [mailto:mez@apexnano.com]
    > Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2003 2:08 PM
    > To: extropians@extropy.org
    > Subject: RE: Senators Denounce Policy Analysis Markets
    >
    >
    > From: Spike [mailto:spike66@comcast.net]
    > > I showed the story around the office and saw something
    > > that I am at a loss to explain. There was about an
    > > evenly divided opinion, but the for/against axis
    > > went roughly along the conservative/liberal faultline.
    > > Can anyone offer an explanation to why the rightwing
    > > and upwing types tended toward favoring the idea and
    > > the others opposed?
    >
    > I think the association with Poindexter is a big part of it. Or at
    > least, that appears to be a major factor in reactions in my own circle
    > of friends.



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