Really, I wish people would stop saying things like that.
I’ve been biting my tongue for awhile now. Nobody wants to be regulated and nobody wants to be taxed.
If an entity *does* want to be regulated, it’s because they think it gains an advantage to them in order to stifle competition. They would like to protect a first mover advantage or they think they are more savvy with the regulators.
Yeah, it’s better than attempted prohibition. Taxation causes problems too, just with a smaller magnitude. There’s not much of a philosophical reason for anyone to regulate or tax me if I decide to bet on something with my neighbor, any other consenting adult, or any organization I wish to bet with.
It bugs me a little that so many people take it as a given that anything should be regulated and taxed, let alone EVERYTHING as it generally is now.