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